Past tense of prosecute
regular verb
The past tense of prosecute is prosecuted. The past participle is also prosecuted.
Forms of prosecute
| Base form (V1) | prosecute /ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | prosecuted |
| Past participle (V3) | prosecuted |
| Present participle | prosecuting |
| Third person singular | prosecutes |
Prosecuted in a sentence
- Nor do we believe that a country that prosecuted two wars in China in the 19th century to force the Chinese to accept opium imports has any moral right to lecture Asians on drugs.2022 October 22, “Ministry of Home Affairs' Response to Sir Richard Branson's Blog Post on 10 October 2022”, in Ministry of Home Affairs...
- Ruth was prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter after she hit Tony with a car.From the entry involuntary manslaughter
- She had tattoos the full length of her arms. He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.From the entry full
- Statutory exclusion laws allow politicians, not judges, to decide which violent juveniles should be prosecuted by the criminal court.2009, Kären M. Hess, Juvenile Justice, →ISBN, page 324. From the entry statutory exclusion
- Child-abuse scandals are prosecuted and misprosecuted with almost Salem-witch-trial fervor.2004, David Brooks, On Paradise Drive, page 137. From the entry misprosecute
Meaning of prosecute
- verb To start criminal proceedings against.
- verb To charge, try.
- verb To seek to obtain by legal process.
Questions about the past tense of prosecute
- What is the past tense of prosecute?
- The past tense of prosecute is prosecuted.
- What is the past participle of prosecute?
- The past participle of prosecute is prosecuted.
- Is prosecute a regular or irregular verb?
- Prosecute is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prosecute (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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