Past tense of rove
regular verb
The past tense of rove is roved. The past participle is also roved.
Forms of rove
| Base form (V1) | rove /ɹəʊv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | roved |
| Past participle (V3) | roved |
| Present participle | roving /ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | roves |
Roved in a sentence
- Now that he was in his prime, there was no simian in all the mighty forest through which he roved that dared contest his right to rule, nor did the other and larger animals molest him.1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as...
- Most Goliards roved from town to town, begging food and lodging, earning some coins by pleasing their audience with their songs.1996, Jeffrey M. Duban, transl., edited by Judith Lynn Sebesta, Carl Orff: Carmina Burana: Cantiones Profange, page 5. From the entry goliard
Meaning of rove
- verb To shoot with arrows (at).
- verb To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
- verb To roam or wander through.
Questions about the past tense of rove
- What is the past tense of rove?
- The past tense of rove is roved.
- What is the past participle of rove?
- The past participle of rove is roved.
- Is rove a regular or irregular verb?
- Rove is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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