Past tense of postpone
regular verb
The past tense of postpone is postponed. The past participle is also postponed.
Forms of postpone
| Base form (V1) | postpone /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | postponed |
| Past participle (V3) | postponed |
| Present participle | postponing |
| Third person singular | postpones |
Postponed in a sentence
- Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Significant rail projects have been mothballed before in the face of changed circumstances – in particular, the LNER Woodhead project which was postponed due to wartime conditions and not revived until 1948, as money became available after nationalisation.2020 December 2, Industry Insider, “The costs on cutting carbon”, in Rail, page 76
- The trip was postponed because the meteorological conditions were so bad.From the entry meteorological
- As this trial has now been postponed multiple times, there will be an adjournment to April 24, peremptory on the parties.From the entry peremptory
- They’ve been indefinitely postponed, the singer announced in a Twitter video Thursday.2022 January 25, Linda Hasco, “Adele’s postponed Las Vegas residency: She’s apologized, but do we really know what’s behind it?”, in…. From the entry daydreamer
Meaning of postpone
- verb To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- verb To place after in order; to deem less important.
Questions about the past tense of postpone
- What is the past tense of postpone?
- The past tense of postpone is postponed.
- What is the past participle of postpone?
- The past participle of postpone is postponed.
- Is postpone a regular or irregular verb?
- Postpone is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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