Past tense of segregate
regular verb
The past tense of segregate is segregated. The past participle is also segregated.
Forms of segregate
| Base form (V1) | segregate /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | segregated |
| Past participle (V3) | segregated |
| Present participle | segregating |
| Third person singular | segregates |
Segregated in a sentence
- A single through non-platform line helps to keep freight and passenger trains segregated at Ipswich station.2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 54, photo caption. From the entry non-platform
- Most studies indicate that Black family members live in proximity, in part an outcome of segregated communities.2006, Roberta L. Coles, “African American Families”, in Race & Family: A Structural Approach, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications…. From the entry fictive kin
- Segregated and unwieldy as the group might be, it was now well established, aggressive, and successful.1998, Stanley Sandler, Segregated Skies. From the entry spratmo
- The Sephardim permitted Ashkenazim to attend services in their synagogue but segregated them to the sides.1995, Eli Faber, Hanry L Feingold, A Time for Planting: The First Migration, 1654–1820, JHU Press, →ISBN, page 61, →ISBN. From the entry Ashkenazim
- The problem of recognizing paleospecies is linked to a more fundamental problem in taxonomy —determining how species should be segregated.1996, Donald E. Johanson, Donald C. Johanson, Blake Edgar, From Lucy to Language. From the entry paleospecies
Meaning of segregate
- adjective Separate; select.
- adjective Separated from others of the same kind.
- adjective Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.
Questions about the past tense of segregate
- What is the past tense of segregate?
- The past tense of segregate is segregated.
- What is the past participle of segregate?
- The past participle of segregate is segregated.
- Is segregate a regular or irregular verb?
- Segregate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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