Past tense of imperil
regular verb
The past tense of imperil is imperiled or imperilled. The past participle is also imperiled or imperilled.
Forms of imperil
| Base form (V1) | imperil /ɪmˈpɛɹəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | imperiled imperilled |
| Past participle (V3) | imperiled imperilled |
| Present participle | imperiling |
| Third person singular | imperils |
Imperiled and imperilled in a sentence
- The wildlife management plan was focused on helping the reproductive needs of imperiled species.From the entry imperiled
- But the income that many Californians rely on from canning is imperiled by a crisis for recycling centers.2016 August 6, Julia Carrie Wong, “Collecting cans to survive”, in The Guardian. From the entry canning
- Otherwise, the sustainment or creation of jobs is seriously imperiled.2009 January 5, “U.S. Labor Looks to Obama for Help”, in New York Times. From the entry sustainment
- It was the absolutism of his ambition to be a perfect writer (and perhaps also the perfect son) that imperiled him.2003, Ruth R. Wisse, The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey Through Language, →ISBN. From the entry absolutism
- In his mind's eye he'd seen himself hauling the perpetrator off in chains after a suitably Schwarzeneggeresque rescue of the imperiled heroine.2008, Nevada Barr, Endangered Species. From the entry Schwarzeneggeresque
Meaning of imperil
- verb To put into peril; to place in danger.
- verb To risk or hazard.
Questions about the past tense of imperil
- What is the past tense of imperil?
- The past tense of imperil is imperiled or imperilled.
- What is the past participle of imperil?
- The past participle of imperil is imperiled or imperilled.
- Is imperil a regular or irregular verb?
- Imperil is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: imperil (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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