Past tense of coat
regular verb
The past tense of coat is coated. The past participle is also coated.
Forms of coat
| Base form (V1) | coat /ˈkoʊ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | coated /ˈkəʊtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | coated /ˈkəʊtɪd/ |
| Present participle | coating /ˈkəʊtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | coats /kəʊts/ |
Coated in a sentence
- The frying pan was coated with a layer of non-stick material, making it easier to wash.
- Door grab handles have been coated with an anti-microbial finish.2021 January 13, “Fleet News: Final Avanti West Coast Super Voyager refurbished”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 23
- Sunday houses were often made of limestone rock coated with whitewash inside and out.From the entry Sunday house
- The company's main product is high-quality coated woodfree printing paper.From the entry woodfree
- We coated up the anodes before the experiment.From the entry coat up
Meaning of coat
- noun An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- noun A covering of material, such as paint.
- noun The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
Questions about the past tense of coat
- What is the past tense of coat?
- The past tense of coat is coated.
- What is the past participle of coat?
- The past participle of coat is coated.
- Is coat a regular or irregular verb?
- Coat is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: coat (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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