Past tense of slate
regular verb
The past tense of slate is slated. The past participle is also slated.
Forms of slate
| Base form (V1) | slate /sleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | slated /ˈsleɪ.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | slated /ˈsleɪ.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | slating |
| Third person singular | slates |
Slated in a sentence
- The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
- The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
- The tractor plant is slated for the axe.From the entry axe
- The store, which is slated to open next month, increases the company's footprint in the market to 14 locations.From the entry footprint
- The tractor plant is slated for the ax.From the entry slated
Meaning of slate
- noun A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a tile for flooring, roofing, etc.; (uncountable) such tiles collectively, or the material from which they are made.
- noun A piece of other material used as a roofing tile.
- noun A generally rectangular piece, originally of certain types of stone and now of other materials, often in a frame, used for writing on with a thin rod of the same or another stone (a slate pencil) or with chalk; a small chalkboard.
Questions about the past tense of slate
- What is the past tense of slate?
- The past tense of slate is slated.
- What is the past participle of slate?
- The past participle of slate is slated.
- Is slate a regular or irregular verb?
- Slate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slate (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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