Past tense of exert
regular verb
The past tense of exert is exerted. The past participle is also exerted.
Forms of exert
| Base form (V1) | exert /ɪɡˈzɝt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | exerted |
| Past participle (V3) | exerted |
| Present participle | exerting |
| Third person singular | exerts |
Exerted in a sentence
- Di Matteo clearly saw Drogba's power as a potential threat to a Barcelona defence stripped of Gerard Pique - but he barely caught sight of goal in a first 45 minutes in which the Catalans exerted their technical superiority.2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport
- I exerted myself in today's training.
- The hypnotist exerted a pull over his patients.From the entry pull
- The introvert is everted by hydraulic pressure exerted by contraction of body muscles on the coelomic fluid.2009, Lynn Marguli, Michael J Chapman, Kingdoms and Domains: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth, →ISBN. From the entry introvert
- Fifteen hundred dollars stolen through the extortion exerted through the credit bureaus and the FICO nonsense.2008, Robert Steele, Fico Is a Four Letter Word, →ISBN. From the entry fico
Meaning of exert
- verb To make use of, to apply, especially of something nonmaterial; to bring to bear.
- verb To put in vigorous action.
Questions about the past tense of exert
- What is the past tense of exert?
- The past tense of exert is exerted.
- What is the past participle of exert?
- The past participle of exert is exerted.
- Is exert a regular or irregular verb?
- Exert is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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