input
Base form
input
/ˈɪnpʊt/
Past simple
input / inputted
/ˈɪnpʊt/ /ˈɪnpʊtɪd/
Past participle
input / inputted
/ˈɪnpʊt/ /ˈɪnpʊtɪd/
MeaningB2
to put information into a computer
to input data
In use
- Imperative · Form 1Input your password and press Enter.
- Question · Form 1Can you input these figures into the spreadsheet?
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday I input all the results into the system.
- Past simple · Form 2Last week the secretary input the wrong address, so the letter came back.
- Passive · Form 3All the data was input by hand.
- Present perfect · Form 3Have you input your new phone number?
Watch out
Input is in + put, so it usually stays the same; inputted is also right. Inputed (one t) and inputten are wrong.
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