Past tense of converse
regular verb
The past tense of converse is conversed. The past participle is also conversed.
Forms of converse
| Base form (V1) | converse /kənˈvɜːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | conversed |
| Past participle (V3) | conversed |
| Present participle | conversing |
| Third person singular | converses |
Conversed in a sentence
- The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.From the entry high
- He clipped open a speaking-tube and conversed briefly with invisible authority below.1917, John Fleming Wilson, The Ex-Husband. From the entry inrunning
- “Emily Bryant grew up speaking Sm'algya̱x with her grandparents, though later conversed mostly in English with her parents and other relatives.2023 April 20, “Ts'msyen First Nation member aims to revitalize endangered Indigenous language through yoga”, in CBC News. From the entry Sm'algya̱x
- When the daughter’s suitor came calling, the father lit the candle in a sitting room where the couple conversed.2017 February 8, “The Courting Candle”, in whispersofhismovement.com. From the entry courting candle
- Yes, perhaps they conversed in undertones, the master and the servant, in two undertones, the master's undertone, the servant's undertone.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC. From the entry undertone
Meaning of converse
- verb To talk; to engage in conversation.
- verb To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.
- verb To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study.
Questions about the past tense of converse
- What is the past tense of converse?
- The past tense of converse is conversed.
- What is the past participle of converse?
- The past participle of converse is conversed.
- Is converse a regular or irregular verb?
- Converse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: converse (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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