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Past tense of underfeed

The past simple of underfeed is underfed and the past participle is underfed: underfeed – underfed – underfed.

Base form V1
underfeed
Past simple V2
underfed
Past participle V3
underfed
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Meaning of underfeed

To give a person or animal too little to eat

  • ExampleThe horses had been badly underfed.

Underfeed, underfed, underfed in sentences

  • Past simpleThe farmer underfed the horses.
  • Past participleThe animals had been underfed.

Common mistakes

  • underfeeded underfed. Underfeed is irregular, so it does not take -ed.

Similar verbs

Underfeed is built on feed and changes the same way.

Past simple and past participle the same, like underfeed: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.

Common questions

What is the past tense of underfeed?

Underfed. For example: The farmer underfed the horses.

What is the past participle of underfeed?

Underfed. It follows be in the passive, as in The animals had been underfed.

Is underfeed a regular verb?

No. Underfeed is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.

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