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The past tense form of 'defervesce' is defervesced. Example: After taking the medication, his fever defervesced quickly. (After taking the medication, his fever defervesced quickly.)
Definition of “defervesces”
- to become calm or less excited
- to lose heat or become cooler
Tense sentence structure and examples:
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 | defervesced |
| Past Continuous | defervescing |
| Past Perfect | defervesced |
Example
His fever defervesced after he took the medicine.
Example
The temperature defervesced gradually during the night.
Example
At that time, her fever was defervescing slowly.
Example
The heat was defervescing from the room as the air conditioner worked.
Example
By the time the doctor arrived, the patient's fever had defervesced.
Example
The heat had defervesced from the soup when she served it.
