Past tense of misquote
regular verb
The past tense of misquote is misquoted. The past participle is also misquoted.
Forms of misquote
| Base form (V1) | misquote /mɪsˈkwəʊt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | misquoted |
| Past participle (V3) | misquoted |
| Present participle | misquoting |
| Third person singular | misquotes |
Misquoted in a sentence
- I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
- The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.
Meaning of misquote
- verb To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
- noun An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.
Questions about the past tense of misquote
- What is the past tense of misquote?
- The past tense of misquote is misquoted.
- What is the past participle of misquote?
- The past participle of misquote is misquoted.
- Is misquote a regular or irregular verb?
- Misquote is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: misquote (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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