Past tense of impeach
regular verb
The past tense of impeach is impeached. The past participle is also impeached.
Forms of impeach
| Base form (V1) | impeach /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | impeached |
| Past participle (V3) | impeached |
| Present participle | impeaching |
| Third person singular | impeaches |
Impeached in a sentence
- President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1998, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.
- For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.From the entry accuse
Meaning of impeach
- verb To hinder, impede, or prevent.
- verb To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
- verb To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
Questions about the past tense of impeach
- What is the past tense of impeach?
- The past tense of impeach is impeached.
- What is the past participle of impeach?
- The past participle of impeach is impeached.
- Is impeach a regular or irregular verb?
- Impeach is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: impeach (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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