Past tense of inhabit
regular verb
The past tense of inhabit is inhabited. The past participle is also inhabited.
Forms of inhabit
| Base form (V1) | inhabit /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | inhabiting |
| Third person singular | inhabits |
Inhabited in a sentence
- “The islands have been inhabited for a very long time, from before the day of the plough.”2025, Peter Ross, “Discover the Astounding Secrets of Scotland’s Stone Age Settlements. In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the…. From the entry abysm
- Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet…. From the entry southerly
- You appear to have bought a whole bunch of inhabited planets.2016 December 8, TMack, “Optimistic pink stuff.”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), archived from the original on 31 Dec 2025. From the entry trequadragintillion
- And this is the village that my people have inhabited for many generations.2012 April 4, Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, “Heiltsuk First Nation - Oral presentations, Mr. William…. From the entry Luxvbalis
- Hydric environments, a form of extreme environment for trees, are often inhabited by relatively few species.1998, John C. Kricher, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America. From the entry hydric
Meaning of inhabit
- verb To live or reside in.
- verb To be present in.
Questions about the past tense of inhabit
- What is the past tense of inhabit?
- The past tense of inhabit is inhabited.
- What is the past participle of inhabit?
- The past participle of inhabit is inhabited.
- Is inhabit a regular or irregular verb?
- Inhabit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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