Past tense of graduate
regular verb
The past tense of graduate is graduated. The past participle is also graduated.
Forms of graduate
| Base form (V1) | graduate /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | graduated |
| Past participle (V3) | graduated |
| Present participle | graduating |
| Third person singular | graduates |
Graduated in a sentence
- The man graduated in 1967.
- Trisha graduated from college.
- When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.From the entry adjustment
- He graduated this year — at the top of his class, no less!From the entry no less
- After he graduated from university he lost sight of his career goals.From the entry lose sight of
Meaning of graduate
- noun A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- noun A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- noun A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
Questions about the past tense of graduate
- What is the past tense of graduate?
- The past tense of graduate is graduated.
- What is the past participle of graduate?
- The past participle of graduate is graduated.
- Is graduate a regular or irregular verb?
- Graduate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: graduate (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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