Past tense of indulge
regular verb
The past tense of indulge is indulged. The past participle is also indulged.
Forms of indulge
| Base form (V1) | indulge /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | indulged /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | indulged /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒd/ |
| Present participle | indulging /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | indulges /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒɪz/ |
Indulged in a sentence
- I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
- "She constantly faked being sick, and perhaps mistakenly, I indulged her more than I should have, pretending I couldn't tell.2013, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain, volume 1, →ISBN, page 193
- Clicking the crosses like a long line of kisses finally indulged.2020 December 11, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Is your browser window full of open tabs? Time for a digital declutter”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry tab
- He loved dogs, indulged by Antius’ kennel composed of Neapolitan mastiffs and molossians, original Roman war dogs.2017, Mary Dove, “Quintus”, in The End of Seven, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 194. From the entry Molossian
- Jock beflirts Aelita who doesn't get indulged at all by the fuss he obviously makes.2015, Delilah Jay, A Liberal Temptation. From the entry beflirt
Meaning of indulge
- verb To yield to a temptation or desire.
- verb To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
- verb To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
Questions about the past tense of indulge
- What is the past tense of indulge?
- The past tense of indulge is indulged.
- What is the past participle of indulge?
- The past participle of indulge is indulged.
- Is indulge a regular or irregular verb?
- Indulge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indulge (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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