The English verb 'complain' is pronounced as [kəmˈpleɪn].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb complain: Infinitive (complain), Past Simple - (complained), Past Participle - (complained).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb complain
👉 Forms of verb complain in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of complain.
Complain: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| complain [kəmˈpleɪn] |
complained [kəmˈpleɪnd] |
complained [kəmˈpleɪnd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb complain?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'complain'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'complain'
- the first form (V1) is 'complain' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'complained' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'complained' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of complain?
The past tense and past participle of complain are: complain in past simple is complained, and past participle is complained.
What is the past tense of complain?
The past tense of the verb "complain" is "complained", and the past participle is "complained".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — complain in past simple complained
(V2).
Future simple — complain in future simple is complain (will + V1).
Present Perfect — complain in present perfect tense is
complained
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — complain in past perfect tense is
complained
(had + V3).
complain regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'complain' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'complain' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb complain in Sentences
- He could complain to all the colonels. (Past Simple)
- Tourists complained not only about the heat in the lower rooms. (Past Simple)
- Dissatisfied population have complained about strange registration procedures (Present Perfect)
- They complained of poor technical service. (Past Simple)
- She complains that her husband talks in his sleep. (Present Simple)
- He complained that those shoes were too tight. (Past Simple)
- TV reporters will complain officially of government censorship. (Future Simple)
- He complained of being shut up by the chairman. (Past Simple)
- The entire building complained about the noise on the construction site. (Past Simple)
- The patient complained of high fever. (Past Simple)
