Why is it that when I type in the word "seeked" microsoft word underlines in in red. Is it not a word? How do you form the past tense of the verb to seek? Does it even exist?
2006-12-04 15:48:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anna 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The past tense of "seek" is "sought." Both the participle and the perfect form are "sought." That is, you can use it alone (I sought comfort after my long walk) or use "have" or "had" with sought, as here:
Eagerly I wished the morrow--vainly had I sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow, sorrow for the lost Lenore--
Nameless here forevermore
--Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"
2006-12-04 15:57:04 · answer #1 · answered by Scott F 5 · 60⤊ 2⤋
Seeked
2016-10-06 04:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly should be a word and should be made a word. It s the logical form for the past tense of seek and is even more natural to say as in "He seeked his fortune by going to California in 1849." There s no reason why it cannot be made a proper English word.
2016-02-29 05:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by Paul 1 · 2⤊ 6⤋
Seeked is absolutely a word
2016-11-15 17:54:39 · answer #4 · answered by bradford_euph 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe that the past tense of "seek" is "sought". As in "They sought refuge in the church". But I'm not 100% sure.
2006-12-04 15:51:43 · answer #5 · answered by chiapet159 4 · 9⤊ 0⤋
No, thats not a word. Use "sought" instead.
2006-12-04 15:56:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
No, seeked is not a word. The correct word is sought. Sought is the past tense word of the verb seek.
2006-12-04 16:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by www.verytruehonesty.ws 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
^ I believe "sought" is correct
2006-12-04 15:56:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 1⤋
I think you got the answer from chiapet15.., seek, sought, sought,
present, past and past participle.
2006-12-04 15:59:46 · answer #9 · answered by he he he 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
No - it's not correct grammar, although many people still use it.
For example, it's not "runned" - it's "ran."
2006-12-04 16:56:09 · answer #10 · answered by chococat 4 · 5⤊ 7⤋