Past tense of pardon
regular verb
The past tense of pardon is pardoned. The past participle is also pardoned.
Forms of pardon
| Base form (V1) | pardon /ˈpɑːdn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pardoned |
| Past participle (V3) | pardoned |
| Present participle | pardoning |
| Third person singular | pardons /ˈpɑɹ.dənz/ |
Pardoned in a sentence
- The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company...
- President Donald Trump says he pardoned Trevor Milton, the CEO of now-defunct hydrogen and electric truck firm Nikola, in part because he believed Milton was persecuted for supporting Trump’s political ambitions.2025 March 28, Kevin Liptak, “Trump pardons Trevor Milton, who was accused of fraud related to bankrupt truck maker Nikola”, in CNN
- One feels that even more than pardoned sin, He needs a likeness to a pardoning God.1901, Joel Swartz ·, Poems, page 228. From the entry balking
- President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov.2025 February 10, Michael Williams, “Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich”, in CNN. From the entry rod
- Side by side with the revival of “Sherlock Holmesiana” (if we may be pardoned such a fabrication) comes another story from the industrious pen of Mr.1901 November 14, “Books of the Day”, in Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire, and General Advertiser, number 16,813, page 10…. From the entry Sherlock Holmesiana
Meaning of pardon
- noun Forgiveness for an offence.
- noun An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
- verb To forgive (a person).
Questions about the past tense of pardon
- What is the past tense of pardon?
- The past tense of pardon is pardoned.
- What is the past participle of pardon?
- The past participle of pardon is pardoned.
- Is pardon a regular or irregular verb?
- Pardon is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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