Past tense of evolve
regular verb
The past tense of evolve is evolved. The past participle is also evolved.
Forms of evolve
| Base form (V1) | evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | evolved |
| Past participle (V3) | evolved |
| Present participle | evolving |
| Third person singular | evolves |
Evolved in a sentence
- Over several years the author evolved the story originally drafted as a novella into a real epic.
- That is the plan I have evolved.1939, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime
- Geochronology allows us to see more precisely how the world has evolved.From the entry geochronology
- Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.From the entry descendant
- Trees have continually evolved throughout the ages.From the entry ages
Meaning of evolve
- verb To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- verb To change or transform (something).
- verb To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
Questions about the past tense of evolve
- What is the past tense of evolve?
- The past tense of evolve is evolved.
- What is the past participle of evolve?
- The past participle of evolve is evolved.
- Is evolve a regular or irregular verb?
- Evolve is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: evolve (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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