Past tense of recover
regular verb
The past tense of recover is recovered. The past participle is also recovered.
Forms of recover
| Base form (V1) | recover /ɹɪˈkʌvə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | recovered /ɹɪˈkʌvəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | recovered /ɹɪˈkʌvəd/ |
| Present participle | recovering |
| Third person singular | recovers |
Recovered in a sentence
- After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.
- They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.
- He never fully recovered after he was gassed on the Western Front.From the entry gas
- Numerous samples of breccia and impact melts were recovered by drilling into the floor of the crater.From the entry melt
- My mother's news was a shock I still haven't recovered from.From the entry shock
Meaning of recover
- verb To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
- verb To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person).
- verb To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
Questions about the past tense of recover
- What is the past tense of recover?
- The past tense of recover is recovered.
- What is the past participle of recover?
- The past participle of recover is recovered.
- Is recover a regular or irregular verb?
- Recover is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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