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Past tense of insert

regular verb

The past tense of insert is inserted. The past participle is also inserted.

Forms of insert

Base form (V1)insert /ɪnˈsɜːt/
Past tense (V2)inserted /ɪnˈsɜːtɪd/
Past participle (V3)inserted /ɪnˈsɜːtɪd/
Present participleinserting /ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/
Third person singularinserts

Inserted in a sentence

  • In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer.From the entry mode
  • We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted.From the entry puzzle
  • The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.From the entry wrap
  • The thermometer had to be inserted rectally.From the entry rectally
  • When an allergic reaction caused Jack's throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.From the entry tracheal

Meaning of insert

  1. verb To put in between or into.
  2. noun An image inserted into text.
  3. noun A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.

Full definition of insert

Questions about the past tense of insert

What is the past tense of insert?
The past tense of insert is inserted.
What is the past participle of insert?
The past participle of insert is inserted.
Is insert a regular or irregular verb?
Insert is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: insert (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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