Past tense of institute
regular verb
The past tense of institute is instituted. The past participle is also instituted.
Forms of institute
| Base form (V1) | institute /ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | instituted /ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | instituted /ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːtɪd/ |
| Present participle | instituting |
| Third person singular | institutes |
Instituted in a sentence
- He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.
- Overranging was instituted to take full advantage of the upper limits of a range .1985, Alvis J. Evans, Using Your Meter: VOM and DVM Multitesters, page 15. From the entry overranging
- Helps has instituted for the boys at Han-ch‘uan, where he lives.1906 January, R. T. Booth, “Medical and Surgical Notes”, in China Medical Missionary Journal, volume XX, number 1, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 75. From the entry Han-ch'uan
- Some states have instituted bans on spice and spicelike products.2016, Rosalind Charlesworth, Understanding Child Development. From the entry spicelike
- Another exploitative device was instituted by Governor Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera during the first half of the seventeenth century .1975, Renato Constantino, Letizia R. Constantino, The Philippines: A Past Revisited, page 51. From the entry bandala
Meaning of institute
- noun An organization founded to promote a cause.
- noun An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects.
- noun The building housing such an institution.
Questions about the past tense of institute
- What is the past tense of institute?
- The past tense of institute is instituted.
- What is the past participle of institute?
- The past participle of institute is instituted.
- Is institute a regular or irregular verb?
- Institute is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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