Past tense of involve
regular verb
The past tense of involve is involved. The past participle is also involved.
Forms of involve
| Base form (V1) | involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ |
| Present participle | involving /ɪnˈvɒlvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | involves |
Involved in a sentence
- a quantity involved to the third or fourth power
- I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.From the entry standoff
- There's a lot of admin involved in the birth of a child.From the entry admin
- I suspect Suzanne and her mysterious friend of being involved in an intrigue.From the entry intrigue
- I wasn’t involved in the fight; I was only an onlooker.From the entry onlooker
Meaning of involve
- verb To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
- verb To include (something) as a logical or natural, or necessary component, or consequence or effect of something else; to entail, to imply.
- verb To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
Questions about the past tense of involve
- What is the past tense of involve?
- The past tense of involve is involved.
- What is the past participle of involve?
- The past participle of involve is involved.
- Is involve a regular or irregular verb?
- Involve is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: involve (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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