Past tense of extol
regular verb
The past tense of extol is extolled. The past participle is also extolled.
Forms of extol
| Base form (V1) | extol /ɪkˈstəʊl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | extolled |
| Past participle (V3) | extolled |
| Present participle | extolling |
| Third person singular | extols |
Extolled in a sentence
- Maimonides, the 12th century scholar, rabbi and physician also extolled the health benefits of wine in moderation.2022 January 22, Jonathan Reiner, “If you think that glass of wine is good for you, it’s time to reconsider”, in CNN
- The virtues of national service, including military service, were extolled in the evening's presentations.From the entry military service
- This artisanship or craftspersonship was the sort of Enlightenment activity extolled by Diderot in the eighteenth century.2001: Stephen Gudeman, The Anthropology of Economy: Community, Market, and Culture, page 115 (Blackwell Publishing). From the entry craftspersonship
- Theagenes was extolled to the skies for having welded the novel team into a hippotaur.1999 January 29, Heliodorus (of Emesa.), edited by Moses Hadas, Heliodorus: An Ethiopian Romance, reprint edition, University of…. From the entry hippotaur
- His friends surround him and attend to it that he is duly and steadfastly extolled.1909 May, Lionel Josaphare, “The Literary Lion”, in The Pacific Monthly: A Magazine of Education and Progress, volume XXI, number 5…. From the entry lionism
Meaning of extol
- verb To praise; to make high.
Questions about the past tense of extol
- What is the past tense of extol?
- The past tense of extol is extolled.
- What is the past participle of extol?
- The past participle of extol is extolled.
- Is extol a regular or irregular verb?
- Extol is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
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