Past tense of emerge
regular verb
The past tense of emerge is emerged. The past participle is also emerged.
Forms of emerge
| Base form (V1) | emerge /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | emerged /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | emerged /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒd/ |
| Present participle | emerging /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | emerges |
Emerged in a sentence
- The face which emerged was not reassuring.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest emerged as a key focal point.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion
- After years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.From the entry consensus
- New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.From the entry polity
- The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon.From the entry sentiment
Meaning of emerge
- verb To come into view.
- verb To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
- verb To become known.
Questions about the past tense of emerge
- What is the past tense of emerge?
- The past tense of emerge is emerged.
- What is the past participle of emerge?
- The past participle of emerge is emerged.
- Is emerge a regular or irregular verb?
- Emerge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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