Past tense of invade
regular verb
The past tense of invade is invaded. The past participle is also invaded.
Forms of invade
| Base form (V1) | invade /ɪnˈveɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | invaded /ɪnˈveɪdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | invaded /ɪnˈveɪdɪd/ |
| Present participle | invading |
| Third person singular | invades |
Invaded in a sentence
- Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
- After shaking off a pre-dawn counterattack on Tinian Monday, the American forces that invaded that island Sunday broadened and deepened their hold.1944 July 26 [1944 July 25], “Yank Forces Join on Shore Of Apra Harbor”, in The Washington Post, number 24,877, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1...
- They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.From the entry respect
- Then like fifty years ago the Cardassians invaded Bajor and enslaved the people and basically holocausted them.2017 September, “Season Five [Bajoran]”, in Zachary Auburn, editor, A Field Guide to the Aliens of Star Trek: The Next Generation: An…. From the entry holocaust
- Someone has invaded my privacy, stolen my song from me and leaked it out on the internet.2015 December 13, Logesh Balachandran, quoting Simbu, The Times of India, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2015. From the entry leak out
Meaning of invade
- verb To move into.
- verb To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.
- verb To infest or overrun.
Questions about the past tense of invade
- What is the past tense of invade?
- The past tense of invade is invaded.
- What is the past participle of invade?
- The past participle of invade is invaded.
- Is invade a regular or irregular verb?
- Invade is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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