The English verb 'function' is pronounced as [ˈfʌŋkʃn].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb function: Infinitive (function), Past Simple - (functioned), Past Participle - (functioned).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb function
👉 Forms of verb function in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of function.
Function: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| function [ˈfʌŋkʃn] |
functioned [ˈfʌŋkʃənd] |
functioned [ˈfʌŋkʃənd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb function?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'function'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'function'
- the first form (V1) is 'function' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'functioned' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'functioned' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of function?
The past tense and past participle of function are: function in past simple is functioned, and past participle is functioned.
What is the past tense of function?
The past tense of the verb "function" is "functioned", and the past participle is "functioned".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — function in past simple functioned
(V2).
Future simple — function in future simple is function (will + V1).
Present Perfect — function in present perfect tense is
functioned
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — function in past perfect tense is
functioned
(had + V3).
function regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'function' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'function' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb function in Sentences
- These networks should function as reliable channels for student interaction in camps. (Present Simple)
- Since then, the checkpoint has functioned here without any terrorist attacks. (Present Perfect)
- Its extremely technocratic bureaucratic apparatus functions under the dominance of one of the parties. (Present Simple)
- It is important in five years to see how this "gaping void" functions. (Present Simple)
- He would also like to know more about how the legal systems of indigenous peoples functioned. (Past Simple)
- They now function more as a transitional housing service. (Present Simple)
- Some have shelters and single-parent family housing, while others function exclusively as crisis centers. (Present Simple)
- If this compromise persists, then stability will be established, the market will function. (Future Simple)
- The Task Force will function as a catalyst in policy formulation and implementation. (Future Simple)
- Throughout the history of the country, religion has functioned as a factor uniting society. (Present Perfect)
