Past tense of spill
regular verb
The past tense of spill is spilled or spilt. The past participle is also spilled or spilt.
Forms of spill
| Base form (V1) | spill /spɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | spilled spilt /spɪlt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | spilled spilt /spɪlt/ |
| Present participle | spilling |
| Third person singular | spills /spɪlz/ |
Spilled and spilt in a sentence
- I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.
- Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.
- The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off.From the entry off
- My boss spilled water all over my keyboard today. On the plus side, it's much cleaner now.From the entry on the plus side
- I am such a butterfingers. That’s the third drink I’ve spilled today.From the entry butterfingers
Meaning of spill
- verb To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
- verb To spread out or fall out, as above.
- verb To overflow out of a designated area.
Questions about the past tense of spill
- What is the past tense of spill?
- The past tense of spill is spilled or spilt.
- What is the past participle of spill?
- The past participle of spill is spilled or spilt.
- Is spill a regular or irregular verb?
- Spill is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spill (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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