Past tense of moisten
regular verb
The past tense of moisten is moistened. The past participle is also moistened.
Forms of moisten
| Base form (V1) | moisten /ˈmɔɪsən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | moistened |
| Past participle (V3) | moistened |
| Present participle | moistening |
| Third person singular | moistens |
Moistened in a sentence
- My lips seemed suddenly dry and I moistened them against the need of speech.1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC. From the entry take one's eyes off
- Cruciferae, an Asiatic plant which curls up in a dry wickerlike ball when dry and opens out when moistened.1968, Owen C. Watson, English Larousse. From the entry wickerlike
- So Lyra clung to Pantalaimon and her head swam and her gorge rose, and cold as the night was, a sickly sweat moistened her flesh with something colder still.1996 April, Philip Pullman, “Fencing”, in The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials; 1), 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf…. From the entry gorge
Meaning of moisten
- verb To make moist or moister.
- verb To become moist or moister.
Questions about the past tense of moisten
- What is the past tense of moisten?
- The past tense of moisten is moistened.
- What is the past participle of moisten?
- The past participle of moisten is moistened.
- Is moisten a regular or irregular verb?
- Moisten is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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