Past tense of propose
regular verb
The past tense of propose is proposed. The past participle is also proposed.
Forms of propose
| Base form (V1) | propose /pɹəˈpəʊz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | proposed /pɹəˈpoʊzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | proposed /pɹəˈpoʊzd/ |
| Present participle | proposing |
| Third person singular | proposes |
Proposed in a sentence
- President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- He proposed to her last night and she accepted him.
- The proposed gas tax died after the powerful rural senator refused to let it out of committee.From the entry die
- They proposed an ambitious plan to bank people in remote rural communities.From the entry bank
- He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.From the entry very
Meaning of propose
- verb To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
- verb To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
- verb To intend.
Questions about the past tense of propose
- What is the past tense of propose?
- The past tense of propose is proposed.
- What is the past participle of propose?
- The past participle of propose is proposed.
- Is propose a regular or irregular verb?
- Propose is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: propose (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.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Past tense of propose.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/past-tense/propose. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.