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The past tense form of 'accompany' is accompanied. Example: She accompanied her friend to the party last night. (She accompanied her friend to the party last night.)

Definition of “accompany”

to go somewhere with someone as a companion or escort
to exist or occur at the same time as something else
to play a musical instrument or sing along with someone else

Tense sentence structure and examples:

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Notes from a Native English Speaker

Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed

Past Simple	accompanied
Past Continuous	accompanying
Past Perfect	accompanied

Past Simple

The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.

Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)

Example

She accompanied her friend to the concert.

Example

We accompanied them on their journey.

Past Continuous

The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.

Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)

Example

At that time, she was accompanying her brother on his business trips.

Example

I wasn't accompanying them during their vacation.

Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.

Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)

Example

By the time they arrived, we had accompanied them on many adventures.

Example

She had accompanied her parents on numerous trips.

Is accompanied an irregular verb in the past?

No, "accompanied" is not an irregular past tense verb.

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