Past tense of revive
regular verb
The past tense of revive is revived. The past participle is also revived.
Forms of revive
| Base form (V1) | revive /ɹɪˈvaɪ̯v/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | revived /rəˈvaɪvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | revived /rəˈvaɪvd/ |
| Present participle | reviving |
| Third person singular | revives |
Revived in a sentence
- Her grandmother said that if she lost consciousness, she would not want to be revived.
- The dying puppy was revived by a soft hand.
- The television studio revived some of its B characters for the spinoff.From the entry b
- When Davies, who is Welsh, revived the show 16 years ago he moved production to Wales.2021 September 24, K.J. Yossman, “‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Russell T. Davies to Return for Next Season”, in Variety. From the entry copro
- In its revived form at Edgmond it constitutes part of the annual “feast” of the parish schools.2015, Felicity Trotman, A Year in the Life of Victorian Britain. From the entry clip the church
Meaning of revive
- verb To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
- verb To bring (a person or animal which is dead) back to life.
- verb To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
Questions about the past tense of revive
- What is the past tense of revive?
- The past tense of revive is revived.
- What is the past participle of revive?
- The past participle of revive is revived.
- Is revive a regular or irregular verb?
- Revive is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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