Past tense of underspend
The past simple of underspend is underspent and the past participle is underspent: underspend – underspent – underspent.
- Base form V1
- underspend
- Past simple V2
- underspent
- Past participle V3
- underspent
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Meaning of underspend
To lay out less money than was planned or allowed
- ExampleThe department underspent again last year.
Underspend, underspent, underspent in sentences
- Past simpleThe department underspent again.
- Past participleThe budget has been underspent.
Common mistakes
underspendedunderspent. Underspend is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Underspend is built on spend and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like underspend: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of underspend?
Underspent. For example: The department underspent again.
What is the past participle of underspend?
Underspent. It follows be in the passive, as in The budget has been underspent.
Is underspend a regular verb?
No. Underspend is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
