Past tense of tout
regular verb
The past tense of tout is touted. The past participle is also touted.
Forms of tout
| Base form (V1) | tout /taʊt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | touted |
| Past participle (V3) | touted |
| Present participle | touting |
| Third person singular | touts |
Touted in a sentence
- Mary has been touted as a potential successor to the current CEO.
- China has touted its policy of non-interference for decades.2016 January 25, “Why Arabs would regret a toothless Chinese dragon”, in The National, retrieved 25 Jan 2016
- That landmark has been touted by Chinese state media as a major accomplishment.2017 July 6, Steven Lee Myers, “China Is Challenged on Bid for Unesco Heritage Status in Tibetan Area”, in The New York Times (Asia…. From the entry Gulangyu
- The economic benefits touted by the WB for the project were largely undisputed.2006 November, Barry Sautman, “Tibet and the (Mis-) Representation of Cultural Genocide”, in Barry Sautman, editor, Cultural Genocide and…. From the entry transmigrant
- The DC-10 with a GE engine would be wrongfully touted as an all-American airplane.[2001], James West, chapter 8, in The End of an Era: My Story of the L-1011, [Philadelphia, Pa.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 71. From the entry All-American
Meaning of tout
- noun Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- noun A person at a racecourse who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
- noun An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
Questions about the past tense of tout
- What is the past tense of tout?
- The past tense of tout is touted.
- What is the past participle of tout?
- The past participle of tout is touted.
- Is tout a regular or irregular verb?
- Tout is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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