Past tense of tempt
regular verb
The past tense of tempt is tempted. The past participle is also tempted.
Forms of tempt
| Base form (V1) | tempt /tɛmpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tempted /ˈtɛmptɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tempted /ˈtɛmptɪd/ |
| Present participle | tempting /ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | tempts |
Tempted in a sentence
- She tempted me to eat the apple.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
- We were tempted with the carrot but subtly threatened with the stick.From the entry stick
- She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.From the entry treat
- She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry out his threat.From the entry call someone's bluff
Meaning of tempt
- verb To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- verb To attract; to allure.
- verb To provoke something; to court.
Questions about the past tense of tempt
- What is the past tense of tempt?
- The past tense of tempt is tempted.
- What is the past participle of tempt?
- The past participle of tempt is tempted.
- Is tempt a regular or irregular verb?
- Tempt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tempt (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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