Past tense of inflict
regular verb
The past tense of inflict is inflicted. The past participle is also inflicted.
Forms of inflict
| Base form (V1) | inflict /ɪnˈflɪkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | inflicted /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | inflicted /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ |
| Present participle | inflicting |
| Third person singular | inflicts |
Inflicted in a sentence
- They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
- The enemy's artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces.
- The Cyclopses thus initially assume that Polyphemus's suffering has been intentionally inflicted by some hostile figure.1993, Mette Hjort, The Strategy of Letters, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 2. From the entry cyclops
- Two types of “loss” are inflicted upon one who suffers personal injuries.1981, C[harles] D[avid] Baker, “Remedies”, in Tort (Concise College Texts), 3rd edition, London: Sweet & Maxwell, →ISBN, page 312. From the entry incompensable
- Heavy casualties were inflicted on the Japanese in breaking up the attack and five enemy tanks destroyed.1944 July 26 [1944 July 25], “Yank Forces Join on Shore Of Apra Harbor”, in The Washington Post, number 24,877, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1…. From the entry invade
Meaning of inflict
- verb To thrust upon; to impose.
Questions about the past tense of inflict
- What is the past tense of inflict?
- The past tense of inflict is inflicted.
- What is the past participle of inflict?
- The past participle of inflict is inflicted.
- Is inflict a regular or irregular verb?
- Inflict is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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