Past tense of liven
regular verb
The past tense of liven is livened. The past participle is also livened.
Forms of liven
| Base form (V1) | liven /ˈlaɪvən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | livened |
| Past participle (V3) | livened |
| Present participle | livening |
| Third person singular | livens |
Livened in a sentence
- Probably he livened heaven when he arrived.1997, David Nevin, 1812
- The party livened up after they brought out the cake.From the entry liven up
Meaning of liven
- verb To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
Questions about the past tense of liven
- What is the past tense of liven?
- The past tense of liven is livened.
- What is the past participle of liven?
- The past participle of liven is livened.
- Is liven a regular or irregular verb?
- Liven is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: liven (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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