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The past tense form of 'decorate' is decorated. Example: She decorated her house beautifully for the holidays. (She decorated her house beautifully for the holidays.)

Definition of “decorate”

to make something look more attractive by adding ornaments or other decorative features
to give a medal or award to someone as a mark of honor or achievement
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental

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	decorated
Past Continuous	decorating
Past Perfect	decorated

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 decorated the cake with icing and sprinkles.

Example

We decorated the room with balloons and streamers.

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 decorating the Christmas tree.

Example

They were decorating the office for the party.

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 the guests arrived, they had decorated the entire venue.

Example

She had decorated the house before the guests arrived.

Is decorated an irregular verb in the past?

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

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