Past tense of protest
regular verb
The past tense of protest is protested. The past participle is also protested.
Forms of protest
| Base form (V1) | protest /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | protested /pɹəˈtɛstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | protested /pɹəˈtɛstɪd/ |
| Present participle | protesting |
| Third person singular | protests |
Protested in a sentence
- U.S. and European protested against Spanish conduct in Cuba.2009, Cuba
- They protested the demolition of the school.
- He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.From the entry falsely
- The furnace protested long and hackingly like the lungs of an old smoker at an early morning cigarette.From the entry hackingly
- In Rio de Janeiro, thousands protested in a gritty area far from the city’s upscale seaside districts.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug…. From the entry Rio de Janeiro
Meaning of protest
- verb To make a strong objection.
- verb To affirm (something).
- verb To object to.
Questions about the past tense of protest
- What is the past tense of protest?
- The past tense of protest is protested.
- What is the past participle of protest?
- The past participle of protest is protested.
- Is protest a regular or irregular verb?
- Protest is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: protest (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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