Past tense of experiment
regular verb
The past tense of experiment is experimented. The past participle is also experimented.
Forms of experiment
| Base form (V1) | experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | experimented |
| Past participle (V3) | experimented |
| Present participle | experimenting |
| Third person singular | experiments /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənts/ |
Experimented in a sentence
- The chef experimented with new flavor combinations.From the entry combination
- Bert Sachse experimented for a month to create the perfect pav.2003, Stephen Downes, Advanced Australian Fare: How Australian Cooking Became the World′s Best, page 6. From the entry pav
- “This is where the elves experimented on the potionmakers.2016, Tamara Grantham, Spellweaver (Olive Kennedy, Fairy World MD; 2), [The Colony, Tex.]: Crimson Tree Publishing, →ISBN, page 259. From the entry potionmaker
- They experimented with new dance steps and improvisations, including risky maneuvers and aerials in which women were flipped into the air.2002, Joseph A. Kotarba, John M. Johnson, Postmodern Existential Sociology, page 78. From the entry aerial
- Peter experimented with some bowlcoating at that time.2000 October 26, Martin Steinthaler, “Pipe Review - Peter Matzhold”, in alt.smokers.pipes (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul…. From the entry satisfacting
Meaning of experiment
- noun A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
- noun Experience, practical familiarity with something.
- verb To conduct an experiment.
Questions about the past tense of experiment
- What is the past tense of experiment?
- The past tense of experiment is experimented.
- What is the past participle of experiment?
- The past participle of experiment is experimented.
- Is experiment a regular or irregular verb?
- Experiment is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: experiment (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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