Past tense of beseech
The past simple of beseech is beseeched and the past participle is beseeched: beseech – beseeched – beseeched.
- Base form V1
- beseech
- Past simple V2
- beseeched
- Past participle V3
- beseeched
Besought is also correct.
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Meaning of beseech
To beg someone for something in a desperate, urgent way
- ExampleShe beseeched the guards to let her see her brother.
Beseech, beseeched, beseeched in sentences
- Past simpleShe beseeched him to stay.
- Past participleHe has been beseeched to reconsider.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like beseech: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of beseech?
Beseeched. For example: She beseeched him to stay.
What is the past participle of beseech?
Beseeched. It follows be in the passive, as in He has been beseeched to reconsider.
Is beseech a regular verb?
Mostly, yes: beseech usually takes -ed (beseeched). It is listed with the irregular verbs because besought is also correct.