Past tense of reconstruct
regular verb
The past tense of reconstruct is reconstructed. The past participle is also reconstructed.
Forms of reconstruct
| Base form (V1) | reconstruct /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reconstructed |
| Past participle (V3) | reconstructed |
| Present participle | reconstructing |
| Third person singular | reconstructs |
Reconstructed in a sentence
- Proto-Indo-European was a natlang that can only be reconstructed with the help of its attested daughter languages.From the entry natlang
- The local blacksmith made all the metalwork for this reconstructed old house.From the entry metalwork
- The apotelesma, the final point, is the retrospectively reconstructed enhypostatical union of the person of Jesus Christ.2021, Mohr Siebeck, The Perspective of Resurrection: A Trinitarian Christology, page 106. From the entry apotelesma
- The reconstructed chromosomal sequences are often referred to as ‘pseudo-molecules’ or ‘pseudo-chromosomes’.2015 January 13, Haibao Tang, Xingtan Zhang, Chenyong Miao, et al., “ALLMAPS: robust scaffold ordering based on multiple maps”, in Genome…. From the entry pseudochromosome
- They reconstructed images over almost two decades to look for surface variations.2011, Arnold Hanslmeier, Water in the Universe, Springer, →ISBN, page 67. From the entry 134340 Pluto
Meaning of reconstruct
- verb To construct again; to restore.
- verb To attempt to understand an event by recreating, imagining, or talking through the circumstances.
Questions about the past tense of reconstruct
- What is the past tense of reconstruct?
- The past tense of reconstruct is reconstructed.
- What is the past participle of reconstruct?
- The past participle of reconstruct is reconstructed.
- Is reconstruct a regular or irregular verb?
- Reconstruct is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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