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The past tense form of 'sedimentate' is sedimentated. Example: The particles sedimentated at the bottom of the container. (The particles sedimentated at the bottom of the container.)

Definition of “sedimentate”

to settle or deposit as sediment
to become settled or deposited as sediment

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	sedimentated
Past Continuous	sedimentating
Past Perfect	sedimentated

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

The sand sedimentated at the bottom of the ocean.

Example

The particles sedimentated in the test tube.

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

The mud was sedimentating in the river.

Example

The sediments were sedimentating in the jar.

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 we arrived, the sediments had sedimentated at the bottom.

Example

The particles had sedimentated before the experiment started.

Is sedimentated an irregular verb in the past?

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

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