📌

Remember this!

The past tense form of 'suffusing' is suffused. Example: Her face suffused with joy when she saw the surprise. (Her face suffused with joy when she saw the surprise.)

Definition of “suffuse”

to spread or fill with a particular quality or emotion
to gradually spread through or over 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	suffused
Past Continuous	suffusing
Past Perfect	suffused

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 sunset suffused the sky with vibrant hues.

Example

His words suffused her with a sense of calm.

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 aroma of freshly baked bread was suffusing the kitchen.

Example

A feeling of excitement was suffusing the crowd.

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, darkness had suffused the landscape.

Example

The scent of flowers had suffused the air.

Is suffused an irregular verb in the past?

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

Learn More About Tenses

Discover the present tense of suffuse!

Discover the future tense of suffuse!