Past tense of illustrate
regular verb
The past tense of illustrate is illustrated. The past participle is also illustrated.
Forms of illustrate
| Base form (V1) | illustrate /ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | illustrated /ˈɪləstɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | illustrated /ˈɪləstɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | illustrating |
| Third person singular | illustrates |
Illustrated in a sentence
- The economics textbook was illustrated with many graphs.
- The corpus was searched for clauses and nonclauses that illustrated the relevant property.From the entry nonclause
- Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated children's books.From the entry Beatrix
- They began with an equaliser that again illustrated how ruthless their attacking play can be.2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian. From the entry supremely
- The significant influences of the functional load parameters on free vibrations are illustrated first.2019 May 14, Shang-mao Ai (艾尚茂), Li-ping Sun (孙丽萍), “The effect of functional loads on free spanning pipeline’s VIV response”, in Journal…. From the entry functional load
Meaning of illustrate
- verb To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
- verb To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
- verb To shed light upon.
Questions about the past tense of illustrate
- What is the past tense of illustrate?
- The past tense of illustrate is illustrated.
- What is the past participle of illustrate?
- The past participle of illustrate is illustrated.
- Is illustrate a regular or irregular verb?
- Illustrate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: illustrate (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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