forecast
Base form
forecast
/ˈfɔːkɑːst//ˈfɔːrkæst/
Past simple
forecast / forecasted
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ /ˈfɔːkɑːstɪd//ˈfɔːrkæst/ /ˈfɔːrkæstɪd/
Past participle
forecast / forecasted
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ /ˈfɔːkɑːstɪd//ˈfɔːrkæst/ /ˈfɔːrkæstɪd/
MeaningB2
to say what will happen in the future, especially with the weather
weather forecasting
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1Nobody can forecast the weather a month ahead.
- Question · Form 1What do they forecast for the weekend?
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday the TV weatherman forecast snow for Scotland.
- Past simple · Form 2Last year the bank forecast a rise in house prices.
- Passive · Form 3Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.
- Present perfect · Form 3The Met Office has forecast a hot summer.
Watch out
Forecast usually stays the same, like cast; forecasted is also right. Forcast drops the e, and forecasten is wrong.
Same pattern
A — A — AAll three forms are the same
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