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Past tense of question

regular verb

The past tense of question is questioned. The past participle is also questioned.

Forms of question

Base form (V1)question /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/
Past tense (V2)questioned /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/
Past participle (V3)questioned /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/
Present participlequestioning /ˈkwɛs.t͡ʃə.nɪŋ/
Third person singularquestions /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənz/

Questioned in a sentence

  • Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col.1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, pages 54–55
  • He questioned South Korean claims that China is a major source of its pollution.2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  • The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.From the entry opportunity
  • The livability of the shack was questioned, but the old man had lived there for 50 years.From the entry livability
  • The police questioned the lodger after the incident.From the entry lodger

Meaning of question

  1. noun A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
  2. noun A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
  3. noun A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.

Full definition of question

Questions about the past tense of question

What is the past tense of question?
The past tense of question is questioned.
What is the past participle of question?
The past participle of question is questioned.
Is question a regular or irregular verb?
Question is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: question (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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