Past tense of prosper
regular verb
The past tense of prosper is prospered. The past participle is also prospered.
Forms of prosper
| Base form (V1) | prosper /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | prospered |
| Past participle (V3) | prospered |
| Present participle | prospering |
| Third person singular | prospers |
Prospered in a sentence
- England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.From the entry reign
- Like Trumpism, Hefnerian values have prospered in the blue-collar vacuum created by religion’s retreat, community’s unraveling.2016 August 14, Ross Douthat, “A Playboy for President”, in The New York Times. From the entry Hefnerian
- So despite its remote location near the Mongolian border, Ordos prospered.2012, Steve Cortés, Against the Herd, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 14. From the entry ordos
- Former Southern officers prospered and tithed up to 50 percent for Civil War II, which never came.1976 June 20, Billings Gazette, C1. From the entry tithe
- United Artists hasn't prospered in recent years, so a box office hit from its tentpole movie franchise is essential.1995 August 11, Steve Persall, “Critic's Notebook: Previews whet our cinematic appetites”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 6. From the entry tentpole movie
Meaning of prosper
- verb To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- verb To grow; to increase.
- verb To favor; to render successful.
Questions about the past tense of prosper
- What is the past tense of prosper?
- The past tense of prosper is prospered.
- What is the past participle of prosper?
- The past participle of prosper is prospered.
- Is prosper a regular or irregular verb?
- Prosper is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prosper (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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