What is the past tense of 'seek'?

What is the past tense of 'seek'?

• A. Seek
• B. Sought
• C. Seeking
• D. Seeks

Answer: (B)

Past tense for irregular verbs doesn’t follow the regular -ed rule. Seek changes to sought in the past tense. Use it when talking about something you did in the past: for example, “I sought directions yesterday.” To contrast, the base form seek is used for present tense, as in “I seek answers.” The -ing form seeking is the present participle or a gerund, as in “I am seeking answers” or “Seeking answers is important.” The form seeks is the third-person singular present, as in “She seeks help.” So, the correct past tense is sought.

Past tense for irregular verbs doesn’t follow the regular -ed rule. Seek changes to sought in the past tense. Use it when talking about something you did in the past: for example, “I sought directions yesterday.”

To contrast, the base form seek is used for present tense, as in “I seek answers.” The -ing form seeking is the present participle or a gerund, as in “I am seeking answers” or “Seeking answers is important.” The form seeks is the third-person singular present, as in “She seeks help.”

So, the correct past tense is sought.