Past tense of officiate
regular verb
The past tense of officiate is officiated. The past participle is also officiated.
Forms of officiate
| Base form (V1) | officiate /əˈfɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | officiated |
| Past participle (V3) | officiated |
| Present participle | officiating |
| Third person singular | officiates |
Officiated in a sentence
- She officiated as registrar at the wedding.
- She officiated the wedding as registrar.
- The Rev Charles Mitchell-Innes, Conduct of Eton College, officiated, assisted by Mr Ralph Allwood, Precentor.2003 November 8, “Memorial Services”, in The Times. From the entry conduct
- Terumi Culmer, a Universal Life minister, officiated.2018 September 2, “Angelia Tyler, Michael Fletcher II”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Angelia
- A County Fermanagh woman has officiated at the formal registration of the birth of Princess Charlotte at Kensington Palace.2015 May 6, Colin O'Carroll, “Fermanagh woman thought registering a royal baby was a one-off honour... now Princess Charlotte has come…. From the entry one-off
Meaning of officiate
- verb To perform the functions of some office.
- verb To serve as umpire or referee.
- noun A person appointed to office, an official.
Questions about the past tense of officiate
- What is the past tense of officiate?
- The past tense of officiate is officiated.
- What is the past participle of officiate?
- The past participle of officiate is officiated.
- Is officiate a regular or irregular verb?
- Officiate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: officiate (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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