Past tense of conspire
regular verb
The past tense of conspire is conspired. The past participle is also conspired.
Forms of conspire
| Base form (V1) | conspire /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | conspired |
| Past participle (V3) | conspired |
| Present participle | conspiring |
| Third person singular | conspires |
Conspired in a sentence
- Rain and sweat conspired to smudge her mascara.
- It seems more likely that the "vowel-final target" motivation conspired with an second motivation — possibly simply a tendency to make words bulkier by accruing a "degrammaticized" augment.1995, Nicholas Evans, A Grammar of Kayardild: With Historical-comparative Notes on Tangkic, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 138. From the entry degrammaticize
Meaning of conspire
- verb To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
- verb To agree, to concur to one end.
- verb To work together to bring about.
Questions about the past tense of conspire
- What is the past tense of conspire?
- The past tense of conspire is conspired.
- What is the past participle of conspire?
- The past participle of conspire is conspired.
- Is conspire a regular or irregular verb?
- Conspire is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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