Past tense of converge
regular verb
The past tense of converge is converged. The past participle is also converged.
Forms of converge
| Base form (V1) | converge /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | converged |
| Past participle (V3) | converged |
| Present participle | converging |
| Third person singular | converges |
Converged in a sentence
- A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk.From the entry mass
- These two lineages converged somewhere in the late Paleozoic or early Triassic in a common “Ur-ancestor.”2011, Dr. Gareth Dyke, Gary Kaiser, Living Dinosaurs: The Evolutionary History of Modern Birds. From the entry ur-ancestor
- In brief, the kadogos and the Angolans had different sets of grievances, yet they both converged on the same target.2009, René Lemarchand, The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa, Philadelphia, page 239. From the entry kadogo
- Linda and Jenna converged on the front door simultaneously, Jenna still in a pair of silk tank-topped pajamas.2006, Jan Bornstein, Beyond Beautiful (The Song Trilogy; 1), Portsmouth, N.H.: Back Channel Press, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry tank-topped
- A crowd mostly of old people had converged on the gate and reattenuated in the long, bright corridor beyond it.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections. From the entry reattenuate
Meaning of converge
- verb (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity.
- verb (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
- verb (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.
Questions about the past tense of converge
- What is the past tense of converge?
- The past tense of converge is converged.
- What is the past participle of converge?
- The past participle of converge is converged.
- Is converge a regular or irregular verb?
- Converge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: converge (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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