Past tense of debrief
regular verb
The past tense of debrief is debriefed. The past participle is also debriefed.
Forms of debrief
| Base form (V1) | debrief /diːˈbɹiːf/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | debriefed |
| Past participle (V3) | debriefed |
| Present participle | debriefing /diːˈbɹiːfɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | debriefs |
Meaning of debrief
- verb To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
- verb To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
- verb To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.
Questions about the past tense of debrief
- What is the past tense of debrief?
- The past tense of debrief is debriefed.
- What is the past participle of debrief?
- The past participle of debrief is debriefed.
- Is debrief a regular or irregular verb?
- Debrief is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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