Past tense of expunge
regular verb
The past tense of expunge is expunged. The past participle is also expunged.
Forms of expunge
| Base form (V1) | expunge /ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | expunged |
| Past participle (V3) | expunged |
| Present participle | expunging |
| Third person singular | expunges |
Expunged in a sentence
- In less time than it takes to bake a cake, Mary Agnes Taggart Hall was expunged from the human record.2015, Mary Anna King, “Things You Can Tell Just by Looking”, in Bastards: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.; London: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN…. From the entry old-timeyness
Meaning of expunge
- verb To erase or strike out.
- verb To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
- verb To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
Questions about the past tense of expunge
- What is the past tense of expunge?
- The past tense of expunge is expunged.
- What is the past participle of expunge?
- The past participle of expunge is expunged.
- Is expunge a regular or irregular verb?
- Expunge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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