Past tense of pot
regular verb
The past tense of pot is potted. The past participle is also potted.
Forms of pot
| Base form (V1) | pot /pɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | potted |
| Past participle (V3) | potted |
| Present participle | potting |
| Third person singular | pots /pɑts/ |
Potted in a sentence
- Most Fishneck watermen oystered in winter, using the same small skiffs from which they potted crabs in summer.1986, Carolyn Ellis, Fisher Folk: Two Communities on Chesapeake Bay, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 77
- With five minutes to go, Trevathan potted his second goal, and finally it was the fullback Taylor who scored.1967, Arthur H. Carman, Ranfurly Shield Rugby, page 139
- After thirty minutes of safety, Selby finally potted a red, to ironic cheers.From the entry safety
- Granny waters her potted plants on the windowsill every day.From the entry potted
- The company released a potted statement.From the entry potted
Meaning of pot
- noun A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
- noun The nominal household cooking vessel, metaphorically standing for the supply of food for a meal, or for the home.
- noun A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot.
Questions about the past tense of pot
- What is the past tense of pot?
- The past tense of pot is potted.
- What is the past participle of pot?
- The past participle of pot is potted.
- Is pot a regular or irregular verb?
- Pot is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pot (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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