Past tense of percolate
regular verb
The past tense of percolate is percolated. The past participle is also percolated.
Forms of percolate
| Base form (V1) | percolate /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | percolated |
| Past participle (V3) | percolated |
| Present participle | percolating |
| Third person singular | percolates |
Percolated in a sentence
- Boiled, percolated, pressed, or filtered, black coffee ranges from a light tea-like drink to deep black brew.2005, Mark F. Sohn, Appalachian Home Cooking, page 36
- Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.
- In fact, the precise acidity of a fen depends on the soil through which in-seeping waters have percolated.2023 September 26, Rick Cech, Guy Tudor, Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry fen
- The Yayoi are believed to be of Tungid stock and it is possible that northern mythology percolated to them in the regions of their origin.1998, R. Weerakoon, Mythology & the Early Asian State, page 137. From the entry tungid
Meaning of percolate
- verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- verb To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- verb To make (coffee) in a percolator.
Questions about the past tense of percolate
- What is the past tense of percolate?
- The past tense of percolate is percolated.
- What is the past participle of percolate?
- The past participle of percolate is percolated.
- Is percolate a regular or irregular verb?
- Percolate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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