Past tense of lecture
regular verb
The past tense of lecture is lectured. The past participle is also lectured.
Forms of lecture
| Base form (V1) | lecture /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lectured |
| Past participle (V3) | lectured |
| Present participle | lecturing |
| Third person singular | lectures /ˈlɛkt͡ʃɚz/ |
Lectured in a sentence
- The professor lectured to two classes this morning.
- Emily's father lectured her about the importance of being home before midnight.
- He lectured for quite a long while.From the entry while
- She had often lectured me on pineapple’s anti-inflammatory properties, how it helped prevent cataracts and heart disease.2019, Julia Armfield, “Cassandra After”, in Salt Slow, Picador, page 148. From the entry bromelain
- I will stick by my judgment, and I will not be lectured or hectored by the hon.2000 November 7, Eric Forth, “Business of the House”, in Parliamentary Debates (Hansard): House of Commons Official Report, volume 141…. From the entry hector
Meaning of lecture
- noun A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
- noun A class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1), usually at college or university.
- noun A berating or scolding, especially if lengthy, formal or given in a stern or angry manner.
Questions about the past tense of lecture
- What is the past tense of lecture?
- The past tense of lecture is lectured.
- What is the past participle of lecture?
- The past participle of lecture is lectured.
- Is lecture a regular or irregular verb?
- Lecture is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lecture (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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