Past tense of preserve
regular verb
The past tense of preserve is preserved. The past participle is also preserved.
Forms of preserve
| Base form (V1) | preserve /pɹəˈzɜːv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | preserved /pɹəˈzɜːvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | preserved /pɹəˈzɜːvd/ |
| Present participle | preserving |
| Third person singular | preserves |
Preserved in a sentence
- Let's pray that we'd be preserved from danger.
- I preserved a composed manner throughout the interrogation.
- The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.From the entry deliver
- The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that the trapped miners might still survive.From the entry gleam
- For example, an ichnofossil might be the preserved track an animal, or its burrow.From the entry ichnofossil
Meaning of preserve
- noun A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
- noun A reservation, a nature preserve.
- noun An exclusive area of activity.
Questions about the past tense of preserve
- What is the past tense of preserve?
- The past tense of preserve is preserved.
- What is the past participle of preserve?
- The past participle of preserve is preserved.
- Is preserve a regular or irregular verb?
- Preserve is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: preserve (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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