Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary says the simple past tense and the past participle form are “pleaded or pled,” in that order. That means you can use both. … The Associated Press Stylebook states: “Do not use the colloquial past-tense form ‘pled. ‘”

What is the present tense of pled?

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Tensepleadpleadingpled ( North America, Scotland ) or pleaded ( England )

Does pleaded mean begged?

To plead is defined as to beg or to respond to a charge of a crime. An example of plead is to beg someone for forgiveness. An example of plead is for someone to say he is not guilty of a crime. verb.