Past tense of suspect
regular verb
The past tense of suspect is suspected. The past participle is also suspected.
Forms of suspect
| Base form (V1) | suspect /səˈspɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | suspected /səsˈpɛktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | suspected /səsˈpɛktɪd/ |
| Present participle | suspecting |
| Third person singular | suspects |
Suspected in a sentence
- He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18
- He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.From the entry bug
- Many people in Hollywood were blacklisted merely because they were suspected of Communist sympathies.From the entry sympathy
- The teacher suspected he was on drugs because he was behaving weirdly.From the entry weirdly
Meaning of suspect
- verb To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
- verb To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
- verb To believe (someone) to be guilty.
Questions about the past tense of suspect
- What is the past tense of suspect?
- The past tense of suspect is suspected.
- What is the past participle of suspect?
- The past participle of suspect is suspected.
- Is suspect a regular or irregular verb?
- Suspect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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