Past tense of draft
regular verb
The past tense of draft is drafted. The past participle is also drafted.
Forms of draft
| Base form (V1) | draft /dɹɑːft/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | drafted |
| Past participle (V3) | drafted |
| Present participle | drafting |
| Third person singular | drafts |
Drafted in a sentence
- They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
- He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
- Over several years the author evolved the story originally drafted as a novella into a real epic.From the entry evolve
- We’ve drafted an agreement, but there’s still a bit of wordsmithing left to do.From the entry wordsmithing
- The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.From the entry iteration
Meaning of draft
- noun A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- noun The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
- noun An act of drinking.
Questions about the past tense of draft
- What is the past tense of draft?
- The past tense of draft is drafted.
- What is the past participle of draft?
- The past participle of draft is drafted.
- Is draft a regular or irregular verb?
- Draft is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: draft (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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