Past tense of foil
regular verb
The past tense of foil is foiled. The past participle is also foiled.
Forms of foil
| Base form (V1) | foil /fɔɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | foiled /fɔɪld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | foiled /fɔɪld/ |
| Present participle | foiling /ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | foils /fɔɪlz/ |
Foiled in a sentence
- They foiled my plans.
- I was foiled by my superior
- The cabal to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents.From the entry cabal
- The plan to build a dam just downriver from Fooville was foiled by unsatisfactory soil mechanics.From the entry soil mechanics
- Swedish striker Isak was also foiled by Ortega in a one-on-one opportunity shortly before half-time.2024 January 13, Callum Matthews, “Newcastle United 2-3 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport. From the entry one-on-one
Meaning of foil
- noun A very thin sheet of metal.
- noun A very thin sheet of plastic.
- noun Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
Questions about the past tense of foil
- What is the past tense of foil?
- The past tense of foil is foiled.
- What is the past participle of foil?
- The past participle of foil is foiled.
- Is foil a regular or irregular verb?
- Foil is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: foil (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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