Past tense of request
regular verb
The past tense of request is requested. The past participle is also requested.
Forms of request
| Base form (V1) | request /ɹɪˈkwɛst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | requested /ɹɪˈkwɛstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | requested /ɹɪˈkwɛstɪd/ |
| Present participle | requesting |
| Third person singular | requests /ɹɪˈkwɛsts/ |
Requested in a sentence
- The corporal requested reinforcements.
- I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.
- When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold.From the entry rep
- She requested a five a.m. wake-up call from the front desk.From the entry wake-up call
- The prisoner was saved from execution; the governor had requested a reprieve.From the entry reprieve
Meaning of request
- verb To ask for (something).
- verb To ask (somebody) to do something.
- noun Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
Questions about the past tense of request
- What is the past tense of request?
- The past tense of request is requested.
- What is the past participle of request?
- The past participle of request is requested.
- Is request a regular or irregular verb?
- Request is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: request (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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