Past tense of rot
regular verb
The past tense of rot is rotted. The past participle is also rotted.
Forms of rot
| Base form (V1) | rot /ɹɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rotted |
| Past participle (V3) | rotted |
| Present participle | rotting |
| Third person singular | rots |
Rotted in a sentence
- The beams supporting the roof had rotted, causing the entire house to fall down.From the entry fall down
- The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted.From the entry reason
- The branches eventually rotted off once the tree was uprooted.From the entry rot off
- Each year rotted and broken timbers, coins and bric-a-brac are tossed upon the Maine shore line.2018, Horace P. Beck, The Folklore of Maine. From the entry Mainite
- Kern, an 81-year-old widow, lives alone amid floors rotted in places and some paneless windows.2007 August 26, Bruce Lambert, “Amid Family’s Quarrels, a Home Worthy of Gatsby Begins to Crumble”, in New York Times. From the entry paneless
Meaning of rot
- verb To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- verb To decline in function or utility.
- verb To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
Questions about the past tense of rot
- What is the past tense of rot?
- The past tense of rot is rotted.
- What is the past participle of rot?
- The past participle of rot is rotted.
- Is rot a regular or irregular verb?
- Rot is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rot (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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