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Past tense of consummate

regular verb

The past tense of consummate is consummated. The past participle is also consummated.

Forms of consummate

Base form (V1)consummate /ˈkɒnsəmət/
Past tense (V2)consummated
Past participle (V3)consummated
Present participleconsummating
Third person singularconsummates

Consummated in a sentence

  • the marriage was never consummated
  • In Christian marriage, which implies the restoration, by Christ Himself, of marriage to its original indissolubility, there can never be an absolute divorce, at least after the marriage has been consummated;1913, Augustinus Lehmkuhl, Walter George Smith, “Divorce”, in Catholic Encyclopedia
  • The contract validly made and consummated is dissolved by death alone.1913, Joseph Selinger, Catholic Encyclopedia, Moral and Canonical Aspect of Marriage. From the entry licit
  • Though Joanna and Andreas had consummated their marriage, it would have been ridiculous for a queen to remain unmarried and unheired.2018, Tristan Palmgren, Quietus. From the entry unheired
  • There were reports of breakups threatened and consummated over it.2017, Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Personal Stereo, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry December

Meaning of consummate

  1. adjective Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
  2. adjective Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.
  3. adjective Consummated, completed, perfected, fully accomplished.

Full definition of consummate

Questions about the past tense of consummate

What is the past tense of consummate?
The past tense of consummate is consummated.
What is the past participle of consummate?
The past participle of consummate is consummated.
Is consummate a regular or irregular verb?
Consummate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: consummate (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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