Past tense of skate
regular verb
The past tense of skate is skated. The past participle is also skated.
Forms of skate
| Base form (V1) | skate /skeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | skated /ˈskeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | skated /ˈskeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | skating /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | skates /skeɪts/ |
Skated in a sentence
- I don't know how she skated on those charges, but the jury said not guilty.From the entry skate on
- He skated around the police during his time as a drug dealer.From the entry skate around
- Although he had never skated before, he took to it quickly, and soon glided around the ice with ease.From the entry take to
- She'd skated around the social circle for years.From the entry skate around
- She'd cry when I took to the ice, whether I skated well or badly.2008, Beth Hitchcock, “Parenting Pair”, in Today's Parent, volume 25, number 5, page 64. From the entry suck
Meaning of skate
- noun A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
- noun The act of skateboarding.
- noun The act of roller skating or ice skating.
Questions about the past tense of skate
- What is the past tense of skate?
- The past tense of skate is skated.
- What is the past participle of skate?
- The past participle of skate is skated.
- Is skate a regular or irregular verb?
- Skate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: skate (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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