Past tense of recuperate
regular verb
The past tense of recuperate is recuperated. The past participle is also recuperated.
Forms of recuperate
| Base form (V1) | recuperate /ɹɪˈk(j)uːpəˌɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | recuperated |
| Past participle (V3) | recuperated |
| Present participle | recuperating |
| Third person singular | recuperates |
Recuperated in a sentence
- In LS, July emerges as a survivor and a storyteller with a traumatic past who has recuperated her relationship with her lost son.2015 August 1, Cristina Herrera, Paula Sanmartín, Reading/Speaking/Writing the Mother Text; Essays on Caribbean Women's Writing, Demeter...
- My aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery.From the entry nurse
Meaning of recuperate
- verb To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
- verb To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.
- verb To recover; to regain.
Questions about the past tense of recuperate
- What is the past tense of recuperate?
- The past tense of recuperate is recuperated.
- What is the past participle of recuperate?
- The past participle of recuperate is recuperated.
- Is recuperate a regular or irregular verb?
- Recuperate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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