Past tense of foresee
The past simple of foresee is foresaw and the past participle is foreseen: foresee – foresaw – foreseen.
- Base form V1
- foresee
- Past simple V2
- foresaw
- Past participle V3
- foreseen
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Meaning of foresee
To expect an event before it takes place
- ExampleNobody foresaw how quickly the prices would fall.
Foresee, foresaw, foreseen in sentences
- Past simpleNobody foresaw the storm.
- Past participleThe delay could not have been foreseen.
Common mistakes
foreseedforesaw. Foresee is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The delay could not have been foresaw.The delay could not have been foreseen. After be in the passive, use the past participle, foreseen.
Similar verbs
Foresee is built on see and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like foresee: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of foresee?
Foresaw. For example: Nobody foresaw the storm.
What is the past participle of foresee?
Foreseen. It follows be in the passive, as in The delay could not have been foreseen.
Is foresee a regular verb?
No. Foresee is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
