Past tense of liberate
regular verb
The past tense of liberate is liberated. The past participle is also liberated.
Forms of liberate
| Base form (V1) | liberate /ˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | liberated |
| Past participle (V3) | liberated |
| Present participle | liberating |
| Third person singular | liberates /ˈlɪbəɹeɪts/ |
Liberated in a sentence
- All your Italian friends must be starving now that we have "liberated" them.1944 December 4 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “[Letter dated 4 December 1944]”, in To a Young Actress: The Letters of Bernard Shaw...
- We didn’t need IDs. We just liberated these beers from the back of the shop.
- The army liberated the POWs as they captured the camp.From the entry liberated
- The Soviet troops who liberated Auschwitz were shocked by the condition of the walking skeletons who greeted them.From the entry walking skeleton
- His is a very liberated lifestyle.From the entry liberated
Meaning of liberate
- verb Often followed by from: to allow or cause (someone or something) to be free; to set free, to release.
- verb To free (someone or something) from discriminatory or oppressive attitudes, inhibition, or restraint.
- verb To release (someone) from slavery; to manumit.
Questions about the past tense of liberate
- What is the past tense of liberate?
- The past tense of liberate is liberated.
- What is the past participle of liberate?
- The past participle of liberate is liberated.
- Is liberate a regular or irregular verb?
- Liberate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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