Past tense of pilot
regular verb
The past tense of pilot is piloted. The past participle is also piloted.
Forms of pilot
| Base form (V1) | pilot /ˈpaɪ̯.lət/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | piloted /ˈpaɪlətɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | piloted /ˈpaɪlətɪd/ |
| Present participle | piloting /ˈpaɪlətɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pilots /ˈpaɪləts/ |
Piloted in a sentence
- John Cavendish was waiting on the platform, and piloted me out to the car.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 7
- He had piloted the Adastra to its first contact with the civilization of another solar system.1935 March, Murray Leinster, “Proxima Centauri”, in Astounding Stories, volume 15, number 1, New York: Street & Smith Publications, page 21. From the entry first contact
- In this section, I show you mechas that are large enough to be piloted by humans from the inside.2011, Kensuke Okabayashi, Manga For Dummies, page 275. From the entry mecha
- "The defendant has also piloted planes taking haj pilgrims from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia to Indonesia.2009 January 15, “Five Australians jailed for entering Papua province”, in Herald Sun, sourced from AAP. From the entry haj
- The Minister who piloted it through Parliament, the Honourable Phandu Skelemani, swore that if any Motswana were to suffer under it, he would take personal responsibility.2009 June 26, The Botswana Gazette. From the entry Motswana
Meaning of pilot
- noun A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- noun A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
- noun A guide book for maritime navigation.
Questions about the past tense of pilot
- What is the past tense of pilot?
- The past tense of pilot is piloted.
- What is the past participle of pilot?
- The past participle of pilot is piloted.
- Is pilot a regular or irregular verb?
- Pilot is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pilot (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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