Past tense of irrigate
regular verb
The past tense of irrigate is irrigated. The past participle is also irrigated.
Forms of irrigate
| Base form (V1) | irrigate /ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | irrigated |
| Past participle (V3) | irrigated |
| Present participle | irrigating |
| Third person singular | irrigates |
Irrigated in a sentence
- Then irrigation canals were extended from the already irrigated areas close to the city.2014, Thomas F. Glick, Steven Livesey, Faith Wallis, Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry marjal
- The detached body part should be quickly irrigated to remove contaminants.2010, Buck Tilton, Wilderness First Responder, page 107. From the entry body part
- The move-in area is one of the last, largely unsettled areas of Qinghai suitable for irrigated agriculture.2006 November, Barry Sautman, “Tibet and the (Mis-) Representation of Cultural Genocide”, in Barry Sautman, editor, Cultural Genocide and…. From the entry transmigrant
- Orthid soils are used for grazing or are irrigated for crop production if water is available.1977, Russell Moore, Thomas Mills, An environmental guide to western surface mining - Parts 1-2, page 13. From the entry orthid
- A geographic region irrigated by streams of local talent and fed by deep pools of human and natural history. 2.2014 October, Donna Neuwirth, Jay Salinas, “Making and Remaking Land-Oriented Definitions of Place”, in Voice of the River Valley. From the entry cultureshed
Meaning of irrigate
- verb To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
- verb To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
Questions about the past tense of irrigate
- What is the past tense of irrigate?
- The past tense of irrigate is irrigated.
- What is the past participle of irrigate?
- The past participle of irrigate is irrigated.
- Is irrigate a regular or irregular verb?
- Irrigate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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