The English verb 'interest' is pronounced as [ˈɪntrəst].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb interest: Infinitive (interest), Past Simple - (interested), Past Participle - (interested).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb interest
👉 Forms of verb interest in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of interest.
Interest: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| interest [ˈɪntrəst] |
interested [ˈɪntrɪstɪd] |
interested [ˈɪntrɪstɪd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb interest?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'interest'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'interest'
- the first form (V1) is 'interest' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'interested' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'interested' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of interest?
The past tense and past participle of interest are: interest in past simple is interested, and past participle is interested.
What is the past tense of interest?
The past tense of the verb "interest" is "interested", and the past participle is "interested".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — interest in past simple interested
(V2).
Future simple — interest in future simple is interest (will + V1).
Present Perfect — interest in present perfect tense is
interested
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — interest in past perfect tense is
interested
(had + V3).
interest regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'interest' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'interest' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb interest in Sentences
- People don't interest me (Present Simple)
- The experimental laboratory interested him a lot (Past Simple)
- The authorities had been interested in him before his disappearance in 1990 (Past Perfect)
- This book might interest you, I suppose (Present Simple)
- You can't interest me in that guy (Present Simple)
- Did he have anything that could interest you? (Past Simple)
- Continue, because you begin to interest me (Present Simple)
- Have I interested you enough? (Present Perfect)
- She has always interested herself in science (Present Perfect)
- It may interest you to know that we bought that house (Present Simple)
