Past tense of pile
regular verb
The past tense of pile is piled. The past participle is also piled.
Forms of pile
| Base form (V1) | pile /paɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | piled /paɪld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | piled /paɪld/ |
| Present participle | piling /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | piles /paɪlz/ |
Piled in a sentence
- We piled the camel with our loads.
- But as the second half wore on, Sunderland piled forward at every opportunity and their relentless pressure looked certain to be rewarded in the closing stages.2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0-2 Blackpool”, in BBC
- His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.From the entry break
- They piled their goods on the donkey's back, heavying up an already backbreaking load.From the entry heavy
- The kids piled up their boots and coats by the back door.From the entry pile up
Meaning of pile
- noun A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- noun A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.
- noun A mass formed in layers.
Questions about the past tense of pile
- What is the past tense of pile?
- The past tense of pile is piled.
- What is the past participle of pile?
- The past participle of pile is piled.
- Is pile a regular or irregular verb?
- Pile is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pile (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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