Past tense of predict
regular verb
The past tense of predict is predicted. The past participle is also predicted.
Forms of predict
| Base form (V1) | predict /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | predicted /pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | predicted /pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/ |
| Present participle | predicting |
| Third person singular | predicts |
Predicted in a sentence
- The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.2012, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146
- For both men and women, greater symmetry predicted a larger number of past sex partners.1996 June 3, Geoffrey Cowley, “The biology of beauty”, in Newsweek
- The bank of clouds on the horizon announced the arrival of the predicted storm front.From the entry bank
- Gravity waves, while predicted by theory for decades, have been notoriously difficult to detect.From the entry wave
- Howe and Strauss predicted that in the Fourth Turning, Millennials would unite behind their president.From the entry turning
Meaning of predict
- verb To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.
- verb To imply.
- verb To make predictions.
Questions about the past tense of predict
- What is the past tense of predict?
- The past tense of predict is predicted.
- What is the past participle of predict?
- The past participle of predict is predicted.
- Is predict a regular or irregular verb?
- Predict is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: predict (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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