Past tense of donate
regular verb
The past tense of donate is donated. The past participle is also donated.
Forms of donate
| Base form (V1) | donate /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | donated /dəʊˈneɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | donated /dəʊˈneɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | donating |
| Third person singular | donates |
Donated in a sentence
- He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.
- The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.From the entry the
- A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.From the entry plate
- John became the donee of the bone marrow donated by his brother.From the entry donee
- The charity fund edged up toward its goal as more and more people donated.From the entry edge up
Meaning of donate
- verb To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
Questions about the past tense of donate
- What is the past tense of donate?
- The past tense of donate is donated.
- What is the past participle of donate?
- The past participle of donate is donated.
- Is donate a regular or irregular verb?
- Donate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: donate (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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