Past tense of piece
regular verb
The past tense of piece is pieced. The past participle is also pieced.
Forms of piece
| Base form (V1) | piece /piːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pieced |
| Past participle (V3) | pieced |
| Present participle | piecing |
| Third person singular | pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ |
Pieced in a sentence
- So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.From the entry partial
- The community pieced together a quilt using a square stitched in each household.From the entry piece together
- She pieced out a meal for three from what was in the cupboard.From the entry piece out
- He pieced out what he knew from the witnesses.From the entry piece out
- I waited tables, auditioned, pieced together a life out of odd jobs and ambition.2026 April 22, Jillian Sanders, “The Danger of Surrendering Your Financial Independence in a Relationship”, in TIME, archived from the…. From the entry wait tables
Meaning of piece
- noun A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- noun A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
- noun One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
Questions about the past tense of piece
- What is the past tense of piece?
- The past tense of piece is pieced.
- What is the past participle of piece?
- The past participle of piece is pieced.
- Is piece a regular or irregular verb?
- Piece is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: piece (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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