Past tense of immigrate
regular verb
The past tense of immigrate is immigrated. The past participle is also immigrated.
Forms of immigrate
| Base form (V1) | immigrate /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | immigrated |
| Past participle (V3) | immigrated |
| Present participle | immigrating |
| Third person singular | immigrates |
Immigrated in a sentence
- He has experienced life in a cold-water flat in Moldova before he immigrated to the States.2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 56
- When he immigrated he changed his name to the anglicised form so the natives could pronounce it correctly.From the entry anglicised
- Over the next few decades, several million humans immigrated to Eden Prime and a primarily agrarian culture developed.2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3: From Ashes (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Planets and Locations: Eden Prime…. From the entry self-sufficient
- A few years ago, this community leader’s wife had “divorced” him, “married” a U.S. citizen, and immigrated to the United States with their two children.2008, Sheldon X. Zhang, Chinese Human Smuggling Organizations, Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 210. From the entry Lianjiang
- After working two years in a steelpipe factory, Frank left Pittsburgh and finally settled in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where several other Ludbreg families had already immigrated.2003, Kane, William, The brothers and the sisters, Crowsnest Press, page 26. From the entry steelpipe
Meaning of immigrate
- verb To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.
Questions about the past tense of immigrate
- What is the past tense of immigrate?
- The past tense of immigrate is immigrated.
- What is the past participle of immigrate?
- The past participle of immigrate is immigrated.
- Is immigrate a regular or irregular verb?
- Immigrate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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