The English verb 'elect' is pronounced as [ɪˈlekt].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb elect: Infinitive (elect), Past Simple - (elected), Past Participle - (elected).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb elect
👉 Forms of verb elect in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of elect.
Elect: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| elect [ɪˈlekt] |
elected [ɪˈlektɪd] |
elected [ɪˈlektɪd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb elect?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'elect'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'elect'
- the first form (V1) is 'elect' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'elected' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'elected' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of elect?
The past tense and past participle of elect are: elect in past simple is elected, and past participle is elected.
What is the past tense of elect?
The past tense of the verb "elect" is "elected", and the past participle is "elected".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — elect in past simple elected
(V2).
Future simple — elect in future simple is elect (will + V1).
Present Perfect — elect in present perfect tense is
elected
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — elect in past perfect tense is
elected
(had + V3).
elect regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'elect' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'elect' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb elect in Sentences
- She's been elected by the committee (Present Perfect)
- He was elected due to the absence of other candidates in the elections. (Past Simple)
- He will definitely be elected by the headman. (Future Simple)
- She was elected to one of the government posts. (Past Simple)
- A new president will be elected in the state. (Future Simple)
- Last year he was elected pope. (Past Simple)
- Residents of the city have elected five deputies. (Present Perfect)
- His reputation was so high that he could well have been elected mayor. (Present Perfect)
- I elected Spanish as a foreign language. (Past Simple)
- She was recently elected to the Congress of this country. (Past Simple)
