Past tense of negotiate
regular verb
The past tense of negotiate is negotiated. The past participle is also negotiated.
Forms of negotiate
| Base form (V1) | negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | negotiated |
| Past participle (V3) | negotiated |
| Present participle | negotiating |
| Third person singular | negotiates |
Negotiated in a sentence
- We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.
- We negotiated the mountain track with difficulty.
- The French diplomat negotiated the peace treaty.From the entry diplomat
- He seemed inclinable to peace, if we negotiated skilfully.From the entry inclinable
- It seems odd that the union left the tuition assistance program on the table when they negotiated this latest contract.From the entry leave on the table
Meaning of negotiate
- verb To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
- verb To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
- verb To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.
Questions about the past tense of negotiate
- What is the past tense of negotiate?
- The past tense of negotiate is negotiated.
- What is the past participle of negotiate?
- The past participle of negotiate is negotiated.
- Is negotiate a regular or irregular verb?
- Negotiate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: negotiate (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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