Past tense of beget
The past simple of beget is begot and the past participle is begotten: beget – begot – begotten.
- Base form V1
- beget
- Past simple V2
- begot
- Past participle V3
- begotten
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Meaning of beget
To become the father of a child
- ExampleThe king begot three sons and a daughter.
Beget, begot, begotten in sentences
- Past simpleThe king begot three sons.
- Past participleViolence has begotten more violence.
Common mistakes
begetedbegot. Beget is irregular, so it does not take -ed.Violence has begot more violence.Violence has begotten more violence. After have, use the past participle, begotten.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like beget: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of beget?
Begot. For example: The king begot three sons.
What is the past participle of beget?
Begotten. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in Violence has begotten more violence.
Is beget a regular verb?
No. Beget is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
