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Past tense of broadcast

The past simple of broadcast is broadcast and the past participle is broadcast: broadcast – broadcast – broadcast.

Base form V1
broadcast
Past simple V2
broadcast
Past participle V3
broadcast

Broadcasted is also used in American English.

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Meaning of broadcast

To transmit a programme by radio or television

  • ExampleThe channel will broadcast the match live.

Broadcast, broadcast, broadcast in sentences

  • Past simpleThe BBC broadcast the match live.
  • Past participleThe speech has been broadcast worldwide.

Similar verbs

Broadcast is built on cast and changes the same way.

All three forms the same, like broadcast: put, let, set, read, hit, cost, cut, hurt.

Common questions

What is the past tense of broadcast?

Broadcast. For example: The BBC broadcast the match live.

What is the past participle of broadcast?

Broadcast. It follows be in the passive, as in The speech has been broadcast worldwide.

Is broadcast a regular verb?

It is both. Broadcast has the irregular broadcast, and the regular broadcasted is also correct.

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