Past tense of foretell
The past simple of foretell is foretold and the past participle is foretold: foretell – foretold – foretold.
- Base form V1
- foretell
- Past simple V2
- foretold
- Past participle V3
- foretold
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Meaning of foretell
To state in advance what the future holds
- ExampleThe old woman foretold a hard winter.
Foretell, foretold, foretold in sentences
- Past simpleThe old woman foretold a hard winter.
- Past participleThe end had been foretold long before.
Common mistakes
foretelledforetold. Foretell is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Foretell is built on tell and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like foretell: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of foretell?
Foretold. For example: The old woman foretold a hard winter.
What is the past participle of foretell?
Foretold. It follows be in the passive, as in The end had been foretold long before.
Is foretell a regular verb?
No. Foretell is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
