The English verb 'observe' is pronounced as [əbˈzɜːrv].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb observe: Infinitive (observe), Past Simple - (observed), Past Participle - (observed).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb observe
👉 Forms of verb observe in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of observe.
Observe: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| observe [əbˈzɜːrv] |
observed [əbˈzɜːvd] |
observed [əbˈzɜːvd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb observe?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'observe'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'observe'
- the first form (V1) is 'observe' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'observed' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'observed' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of observe?
The past tense and past participle of observe are: observe in past simple is observed, and past participle is observed.
What is the past tense of observe?
The past tense of the verb "observe" is "observed", and the past participle is "observed".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — observe in past simple observed
(V2).
Future simple — observe in future simple is observe (will + V1).
Present Perfect — observe in present perfect tense is
observed
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — observe in past perfect tense is
observed
(had + V3).
observe regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'observe' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'observe' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb observe in Sentences
- Our organizations need to observe confidentiality during all negotiations (Present Simple)
- The court observed that paragraph 3 was not implemented. (Past Simple)
- This phenomenon has never been observed before. (Present Perfect)
- We were observing a large flock of birds fly north. (Past Continuous)
- Tom was observing the snakes, so he could describe their habits. (Past Continuous)
- She has observed that his speech has taken too long. (Present Perfect)
- She observed that all the men in the room had taken off their hats. (Past Simple)
- He stressed that there are some formalities that must be observed. (Present Simple)
- So far, the ceasefire has been observed by both sides. (Present Perfect)
- My sister observed that almost all the seats were taken. (Past Simple)
