Past tense of spot
regular verb
The past tense of spot is spotted. The past participle is also spotted.
Forms of spot
| Base form (V1) | spot /spɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | spotted [ˈspɒtɪ̈d] |
| Past participle (V3) | spotted [ˈspɒtɪ̈d] |
| Present participle | spotting |
| Third person singular | spots /spɒts/ |
Spotted in a sentence
- Workers on the project spotted gold sediments on the banks of the Keelung River between Chitu and Patu.2022 January 18, HARDCORE MINER, “Gold in Taiwan – A Surprisingly Rich Mining History”, in How to Find Gold Nuggets, archived from the...
- A Uganda Wildlife Authority worker said he spotted Sophia near the camp latrine at around 6.30 pm as it began to get dark.2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on...
- I spotted his next shenanigan—saw it coming—and so avoided being fooled.From the entry shenanigan
- Amid the flutters of sunshine drifting through the dense canopy, I spotted my target.From the entry flutter
- The preteen was freaked out when she spotted a college-aged man gazing at her lecherously.From the entry lecherously
Meaning of spot
- noun A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- noun A stain or disfiguring mark.
- noun A pimple, papule or pustule.
Questions about the past tense of spot
- What is the past tense of spot?
- The past tense of spot is spotted.
- What is the past participle of spot?
- The past participle of spot is spotted.
- Is spot a regular or irregular verb?
- Spot is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spot (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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