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Past tense of xerox

regular verb

The past tense of xerox is xeroxed. The past participle is also xeroxed.

Forms of xerox

Base form (V1)xerox /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/
Past tense (V2)xeroxed
Past participle (V3)xeroxed
Present participlexeroxing
Third person singularxeroxes

Xeroxed in a sentence

  • I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.
  • Until the CIA's omnipotence is seriously challenged, however, the xeroxed papers in my hand have little meaning.1976 December 18, Allen Young, “Speaking Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 9. From the entry omnipotence

Meaning of xerox

  1. noun A xerograph (copy).
  2. noun A xerographer (machine).
  3. verb To make a copy using a xerographer.

Full definition of xerox

Questions about the past tense of xerox

What is the past tense of xerox?
The past tense of xerox is xeroxed.
What is the past participle of xerox?
The past participle of xerox is xeroxed.
Is xerox a regular or irregular verb?
Xerox is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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