Past tense of plot
regular verb
The past tense of plot is plotted. The past participle is also plotted.
Forms of plot
| Base form (V1) | plot /plɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | plotted |
| Past participle (V3) | plotted |
| Present participle | plotting |
| Third person singular | plots |
Plotted in a sentence
- They had plotted a robbery.
- They plotted the number of edits per day.
- A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.From the entry course
- He plotted to do away with his rival.From the entry do away with
- I've plotted out a whole trilogy.From the entry plot out
Meaning of plot
- noun The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- noun An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- noun A grave.
Questions about the past tense of plot
- What is the past tense of plot?
- The past tense of plot is plotted.
- What is the past participle of plot?
- The past participle of plot is plotted.
- Is plot a regular or irregular verb?
- Plot is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: plot (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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