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Past tense of ferment

regular verb

The past tense of ferment is fermented. The past participle is also fermented.

Forms of ferment

Base form (V1)ferment /fəˈmɛnt/
Past tense (V2)fermented /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/
Past participle (V3)fermented /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/
Present participlefermenting
Third person singularferments

Fermented in a sentence

  • A typical macro bowl includes grains, beans, steamed veggies, sea vegetables, and fermented foods.2015, Elizabeth Stein, Eating Purely. From the entry macro
  • Hawaijar is a naturally fermented soybean food of Meitei people in Manipur or elsewhere.2013 August, Thangjam Anand Singh et al., “Hawaijar – An ethnic vegan fermented soybean food of Manipur, India: A comprehensive review”…. From the entry ammoniacal
  • "Prahok" is the paste of fermented fish, and is one of the Cambodian staple foods.2008, Neth Baromey, “Contexts of Livelihoods in BTC and SS Core Areas”, in Ecotourism as a Tool for Sustainable Rural Community…. From the entry prahok
  • Tequila is distilled Mexican liquor that comes from the fermented sap of a particular cactus.2007, “Bartending”, in Learning & Living in the 21st Century Iv for H.s.' 2007 Ed., 2007 edition, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 333. From the entry piñarita
  • Okara alone has some antinutritional qualities; however, fermented okara may have definite dietary advantages.2004, Colin W. Wrigley, Encyclopedia of grain science. From the entry okara

Meaning of ferment

  1. verb To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
  2. verb To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in.
  3. noun Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation.

Full definition of ferment

Questions about the past tense of ferment

What is the past tense of ferment?
The past tense of ferment is fermented.
What is the past participle of ferment?
The past participle of ferment is fermented.
Is ferment a regular or irregular verb?
Ferment is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ferment (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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