Past tense of inspect
regular verb
The past tense of inspect is inspected. The past participle is also inspected.
Forms of inspect
| Base form (V1) | inspect /ɪnˈspɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | inspected |
| Past participle (V3) | inspected |
| Present participle | inspecting |
| Third person singular | inspects |
Inspected in a sentence
- The general inspected the troops and their barracks.
- We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.From the entry a
- She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.From the entry bench
- The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house.From the entry carpet
- She took the cheese out of the refrigerator and inspected it for mold.From the entry mold
Meaning of inspect
- verb To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
- verb To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object.
- verb To examine officially.
Questions about the past tense of inspect
- What is the past tense of inspect?
- The past tense of inspect is inspected.
- What is the past participle of inspect?
- The past participle of inspect is inspected.
- Is inspect a regular or irregular verb?
- Inspect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inspect (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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