Past tense of testify
regular verb
The past tense of testify is testified. The past participle is also testified.
Forms of testify
| Base form (V1) | testify /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | testified |
| Past participle (V3) | testified |
| Present participle | testifying |
| Third person singular | testifies |
Testified in a sentence
- Conrad Murray was away, the defense’s propofol expert testified Friday.2011 October 28, Alan Duke, “Michael Jackson gave himself fatal overdose, expert says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Dec 2016
- Paradoxically, the sharp and unambiguous formulas in which Lenin called for the use of terror and denied the possibility of democracy and freedom testified to the fact that freedom had not yet been completely eradicated.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon...
- The wornness of the old man's clothes testified to his poverty.From the entry wornness
- Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.2019, Marsha R. Robinson, Disobedient Histories in Ancient and Modern Times, page 82. From the entry Rebecca
- “We both have iPhones, and we both have emojis,” Johnson testified.2015 April 3, Amanda Hess, “Move Over, Banana”, in Salon. From the entry sextually
Meaning of testify
- verb To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
- verb To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.
- verb To be evidence of.
Questions about the past tense of testify
- What is the past tense of testify?
- The past tense of testify is testified.
- What is the past participle of testify?
- The past participle of testify is testified.
- Is testify a regular or irregular verb?
- Testify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
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