Past tense of prompt
regular verb
The past tense of prompt is prompted. The past participle is also prompted.
Forms of prompt
| Base form (V1) | prompt /pɹɒmpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | prompted /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | prompted /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/ |
| Present participle | prompting |
| Third person singular | prompts |
Prompted in a sentence
- I prompted him to get a new job.
- "How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana.
- The Michelson-Morley experiment prompted scientists to unseat their belief in the luminiferous aether.From the entry unseat
- The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency.From the entry issue
- The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.From the entry spurt
Meaning of prompt
- adjective Quick; acting without delay.
- adjective On time; punctual.
- adjective Ready; willing to act.
Questions about the past tense of prompt
- What is the past tense of prompt?
- The past tense of prompt is prompted.
- What is the past participle of prompt?
- The past participle of prompt is prompted.
- Is prompt a regular or irregular verb?
- Prompt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prompt (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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