Past tense of concentrate
regular verb
The past tense of concentrate is concentrated. The past participle is also concentrated.
Forms of concentrate
| Base form (V1) | concentrate /ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | concentrated /ˈkɒnsəntɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | concentrated /ˈkɒnsəntɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | concentrating |
| Third person singular | concentrates |
Concentrated in a sentence
- Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion
- The Group has recently concentrated on two main objectives, the implementation of a Code of Practice on minor station improvements and the preparation of a stock list of approved items of equipment for railway stations.1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 252
- The axenization of microbes allows concentrated groups to be studied in a pure culture.From the entry axenization
- Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.From the entry generate
- We made a drink from concentrated orange juice.From the entry concentrated
Meaning of concentrate
- verb To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
- verb To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
- verb To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
Questions about the past tense of concentrate
- What is the past tense of concentrate?
- The past tense of concentrate is concentrated.
- What is the past participle of concentrate?
- The past participle of concentrate is concentrated.
- Is concentrate a regular or irregular verb?
- Concentrate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: concentrate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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