📌
Remember this!
The past tense form of 'request' is requested. Example: She requested a meeting with her boss. (She requested a meeting with her boss.)
Definition of “request”
- to politely or formally ask for something
- to express a desire or need for something
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 | requested |
| Past Continuous | requesting |
| Past Perfect | requested |
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 requested a refund for the faulty product.
Example
We requested permission to leave early.
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, he was requesting clarification on the instructions.
Example
I wasn't requesting any special treatment.
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 requested the necessary documents.
Example
She had requested an extension for the deadline.
Is requested an irregular verb in the past?
No, "requested" is not an irregular past tense verb.
