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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.

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