Past tense of vacate
regular verb
The past tense of vacate is vacated. The past participle is also vacated.
Forms of vacate
| Base form (V1) | vacate /veɪˈkeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | vacated |
| Past participle (V3) | vacated |
| Present participle | vacating |
| Third person singular | vacates |
Vacated in a sentence
- The dynamic tests at Wildenrath use continuous test tracks built on the site of a former Royal Air Force station that was vacated after the end of the Cold War.2023 November 29, Philip Haigh, “New Piccadilly Line trains put to the test”, in RAIL, number 997, page 26
- He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.
- The operators vacated the room during the scan.From the entry scan
- Next, Francis declined to move into the gilded papal apartment vacated by his predecessor.2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian. From the entry hostel
- In June he filled the vacated post of the Taiwan brigade-general located in the Tainan prefectural center.1970, Leonard H. D. Gordon, editor, Taiwan : Studies in Chinese Local History, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 38. From the entry Feng-shan
Meaning of vacate
- verb To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
- verb To leave an office or position.
- verb To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
Questions about the past tense of vacate
- What is the past tense of vacate?
- The past tense of vacate is vacated.
- What is the past participle of vacate?
- The past participle of vacate is vacated.
- Is vacate a regular or irregular verb?
- Vacate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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