Past tense of allot
regular verb
The past tense of allot is allotted. The past participle is also allotted.
Forms of allot
| Base form (V1) | allot /əˈlɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | allotted |
| Past participle (V3) | allotted |
| Present participle | allotting |
| Third person singular | allots |
Allotted in a sentence
- Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.
- I used the money they allotted me.From the entry use
- She used all the time allotted to complete the test.From the entry use
- According to legend, the gods had allotted a certain number of saecula to every people or civilization; the Etruscans, for example, had been given ten saecula.From the entry saeculum
- We then instructed the trainees to watch back the key training videos for the task. We allotted for the several hours that it would take to watch them all back.From the entry watch back
Meaning of allot
- verb To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- verb To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
- verb To intend; reckon.
Questions about the past tense of allot
- What is the past tense of allot?
- The past tense of allot is allotted.
- What is the past participle of allot?
- The past participle of allot is allotted.
- Is allot a regular or irregular verb?
- Allot is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: allot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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