Past tense of influence
regular verb
The past tense of influence is influenced. The past participle is also influenced.
Forms of influence
| Base form (V1) | influence /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | influenced /ˈɪn.flu.ənst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | influenced /ˈɪn.flu.ənst/ |
| Present participle | influencing |
| Third person singular | influences /ˈɪn.flu.ən.sɪz/ |
Influenced in a sentence
- I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.
- The American Revolution has influenced every democratic process in Europe since the 19th c.From the entry have
- The spelling in 'sovereign' was influenced by folk-etymology association with 'reign'.From the entry folk etymology
- A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues.From the entry blues
- The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.From the entry vocabulary
Meaning of influence
- noun The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
- noun An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
- noun A person or thing exerting such power or action.
Questions about the past tense of influence
- What is the past tense of influence?
- The past tense of influence is influenced.
- What is the past participle of influence?
- The past participle of influence is influenced.
- Is influence a regular or irregular verb?
- Influence is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: influence (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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