Past tense of identify
regular verb
The past tense of identify is identified. The past participle is also identified.
Forms of identify
| Base form (V1) | identify /aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | identified /aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | identified /aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪd/ |
| Present participle | identifying |
| Third person singular | identifies |
Identified in a sentence
- The formal name of a national having domiciliary register shall be identified by the national identity card.1953, Enforcement Regulations of the Name Act
- A recent biological inventory uncovered 41 species and 2 subspecies of insects new to science and many species not before identified in the State of Washington.2000, Bill Clinton, Proclamation 7319
- The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.From the entry cut
- They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.From the entry cause
- Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.From the entry assert
Meaning of identify
- verb To establish the identity of someone or something.
- verb To disclose the identity of someone.
- verb To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
Questions about the past tense of identify
- What is the past tense of identify?
- The past tense of identify is identified.
- What is the past participle of identify?
- The past participle of identify is identified.
- Is identify a regular or irregular verb?
- Identify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: identify (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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