Past tense of improvise
regular verb
The past tense of improvise is improvised. The past participle is also improvised.
Forms of improvise
| Base form (V1) | improvise /ˈɪm.pɹə.vaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | improvised |
| Past participle (V3) | improvised |
| Present participle | improvising |
| Third person singular | improvises |
Improvised in a sentence
- He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.
- They improvised a simple shelter with branches and the rope they were carrying.
- He rhymed up the kid's name with funny words to make an improvised song.From the entry rhyme up
- I improvised for three or four minutes, speaking complete twaddle in character.2025 October 28, Arifa Akbar, quoting Meera Syal, “‘I spoke complete twaddle for four minutes’: Meera Syal, Larry Lamb and more on the…. From the entry twaddle
- Due to the improvised explosive device (IED) and sniper threat, these vehicles' weapons stations are heavily armored.2011, Gordon Rottman, Browning .50-caliber Machine Guns, page 69. From the entry stryker
Meaning of improvise
- verb To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
Questions about the past tense of improvise
- What is the past tense of improvise?
- The past tense of improvise is improvised.
- What is the past participle of improvise?
- The past participle of improvise is improvised.
- Is improvise a regular or irregular verb?
- Improvise is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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