Past tense of pursue
regular verb
The past tense of pursue is pursued. The past participle is also pursued.
Forms of pursue
| Base form (V1) | pursue /pəˈsjuː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pursued /pəˈsjuːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pursued /pəˈsjuːd/ |
| Present participle | pursuing /pəˈsjuː.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pursues |
Pursued in a sentence
- Her rival pursued a quite different course.
- The Kedarites are depicted as herders of sheep and goats who pursued a seminomadic existence and lived scattered over a wide area of the desert region east of the land of Israel.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 141
- A craft such as quilting may be pursued as a hobby or as a cottage industry.From the entry cottage industry
- He pursued various higher education via trade school and community college.From the entry higher education
- The game strategy he pursued was noneffective, and he was beaten soundly.From the entry noneffective
Meaning of pursue
- verb To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
- verb To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
- verb To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
Questions about the past tense of pursue
- What is the past tense of pursue?
- The past tense of pursue is pursued.
- What is the past participle of pursue?
- The past participle of pursue is pursued.
- Is pursue a regular or irregular verb?
- Pursue is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pursue (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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