Past tense of divert
regular verb
The past tense of divert is diverted. The past participle is also diverted.
Forms of divert
| Base form (V1) | divert /daɪˈvɜːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | diverted /daɪˈvɜːtəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | diverted /daɪˈvɜːtəd/ |
| Present participle | diverting |
| Third person singular | diverts |
Diverted in a sentence
- The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
- Many of the remaining trains have been retimed and where possible freight trains have also been diverted to alternative routes.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
- In the July 6 flood, most sub-districts are dominated by diverted commuters and the unaffected population.2021 March, Xiaoyan Liu, Saini Yang, Tao Ye, Rui An, Cuizhen Chen, “A new approach to estimating flood-affected populations by combining…. From the entry Guanshan
- The diverted or perverse way is also not an easy path to walk.2013, Robert Saucy, Minding the Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation. From the entry perverse
- Here more than forty thousand agriculture laborers had been diverted to make iron and steel.2013, Xun Zhou, “Unnatural Disasters”, in Forgotten Voices of Mao's Great Famine, 1958-1962: An Oral History, Yale University Press…. From the entry Pingdingshan
Meaning of divert
- verb To turn aside from a course.
- verb To distract.
- verb To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention).
Questions about the past tense of divert
- What is the past tense of divert?
- The past tense of divert is diverted.
- What is the past participle of divert?
- The past participle of divert is diverted.
- Is divert a regular or irregular verb?
- Divert is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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