Past tense of intrude
regular verb
The past tense of intrude is intruded. The past participle is also intruded.
Forms of intrude
| Base form (V1) | intrude /ɪnˈtɹuːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | intruded |
| Past participle (V3) | intruded |
| Present participle | intruding |
| Third person singular | intrudes |
Intruded in a sentence
- The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
- An American "SR-71" high-speed and high-altitude reconnaissance plane intruded 33 miles within the military security line east of Kosong County of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea yesterday for espionage and hostile acts, according to KCNA.1979 September 24 [1979 September 21], “American Plane Intrudes Into Airspace of DPRK”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume...
- You’ve intruded right into the middle of our nightcap, young man.2020 January 6, Joe Murtagh, Colin Barrett, 01:18:44 from the start, in Calm With Horses (film), spoken by Hector (David Wilmott). From the entry wodge
- Upon this confined, unteleological aspect of existence, the idea of man’s spiritual purpose seldom intruded.1929, Robert Byron, The Byzantine Achievement, Part 2, Chapter 4. From the entry unteleological
- Gray was investigating boxes and boxes of fascinating weaponry—grapeshot, chainshot, minié balls, cannonballs, bayonets, landmines—when a voice intruded.2001, Stephen King, Dreamcatcher: A Novel, →ISBN, page 603. From the entry chainshot
Meaning of intrude
- verb To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
- verb To force in.
Questions about the past tense of intrude
- What is the past tense of intrude?
- The past tense of intrude is intruded.
- What is the past participle of intrude?
- The past participle of intrude is intruded.
- Is intrude a regular or irregular verb?
- Intrude is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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