Past tense of oscillate
regular verb
The past tense of oscillate is oscillated. The past participle is also oscillated.
Forms of oscillate
| Base form (V1) | oscillate /ˈɑsɪleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | oscillated |
| Past participle (V3) | oscillated |
| Present participle | oscillating |
| Third person singular | oscillates |
Oscillated in a sentence
- The mood for change oscillated from day to day.
- The reconstructed VỤ CC energy spectrum from the Far Detector data compared to predicted unoscillated spectrum and best-fit oscillated spectrum.2008, Osamu Yasuda, Chihiro Ohmori, andNaba Mondal, Neutrino Factories, Superbeams and Betabeams: 9th International Workshop on Neutrino…. From the entry unoscillated
Meaning of oscillate
- verb To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- verb To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
- verb To vary above and below a mean value.
Questions about the past tense of oscillate
- What is the past tense of oscillate?
- The past tense of oscillate is oscillated.
- What is the past participle of oscillate?
- The past participle of oscillate is oscillated.
- Is oscillate a regular or irregular verb?
- Oscillate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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