Past tense of interrogate
regular verb
The past tense of interrogate is interrogated. The past participle is also interrogated.
Forms of interrogate
| Base form (V1) | interrogate /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | interrogated |
| Past participle (V3) | interrogated |
| Present participle | interrogating |
| Third person singular | interrogates |
Interrogated in a sentence
- The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
- As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors.From the entry prisoner of war
- Our twenty-four-person crew was held at a military barracks on the island and interrogated.2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 426. From the entry Hainan
- You have the putative assumption, because everybody is interrogated, that everybody who has entered is heterosexual.1993, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Policy Implications of Lifting the Ban on Homosexuals in the Military…. From the entry putative
- Under the post, Li shared screenshots of private messages he received from followers who said they were interrogated by police.2024 March 18, Nectar Gan and Yong Xiong, “A dissident in Europe is enraging Beijing. Now Chinese police are coming for his social media…. From the entry li
Meaning of interrogate
- verb To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
- verb To query (something); to request information from (something).
- verb To examine (something) critically.
Questions about the past tense of interrogate
- What is the past tense of interrogate?
- The past tense of interrogate is interrogated.
- What is the past participle of interrogate?
- The past participle of interrogate is interrogated.
- Is interrogate a regular or irregular verb?
- Interrogate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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