Past tense of promote
regular verb
The past tense of promote is promoted. The past participle is also promoted.
Forms of promote
| Base form (V1) | promote /pɹəˈmoʊt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | promoted /pɹəˈmoʊtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | promoted /pɹəˈmoʊtɪd/ |
| Present participle | promoting /pɹəˈmoʊtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | promotes |
Promoted in a sentence
- He promoted his clerk to office manager.
- They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- Now that I've been promoted, I report to Benjamin, whom I loathe.From the entry report
- The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals.From the entry shadow
- It is to be promoted as a leisure activity, as well as as a social distinction.From the entry as well as
Meaning of promote
- verb To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- verb To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
- verb To encourage, urge or incite.
Questions about the past tense of promote
- What is the past tense of promote?
- The past tense of promote is promoted.
- What is the past participle of promote?
- The past participle of promote is promoted.
- Is promote a regular or irregular verb?
- Promote is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: promote (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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