Past tense of transpose
regular verb
The past tense of transpose is transposed. The past participle is also transposed.
Forms of transpose
| Base form (V1) | transpose /tɹænsˈpəʊz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | transposed |
| Past participle (V3) | transposed |
| Present participle | transposing |
| Third person singular | transposes |
Transposed in a sentence
- After e6, the opening transposed to a Sicilian.
- The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.From the entry sharp
Meaning of transpose
- verb To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
- verb To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
- verb To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
Questions about the past tense of transpose
- What is the past tense of transpose?
- The past tense of transpose is transposed.
- What is the past participle of transpose?
- The past participle of transpose is transposed.
- Is transpose a regular or irregular verb?
- Transpose is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: transpose (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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