The English verb 'sail' is pronounced as [seɪl].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb sail: Infinitive (sail), Past Simple - (Sailed), Past Participle - (Sailed).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb sail
👉 Forms of verb sail in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of sail.
Sail: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| sail [seɪl] |
Sailed [seɪld] |
Sailed [seɪld] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb sail?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'sail'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'sail'
- the first form (V1) is 'sail' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'Sailed' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'Sailed' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of sail?
The past tense and past participle of sail are: sail in past simple is Sailed, and past participle is Sailed.
What is the past tense of sail?
The past tense of the verb "sail" is "Sailed", and the past participle is "Sailed".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — sail in past simple Sailed
(V2).
Future simple — sail in future simple is sail (will + V1).
Present Perfect — sail in present perfect tense is
Sailed
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — sail in past perfect tense is
Sailed
(had + V3).
sail regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'sail' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'sail' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb sail in Sentences
- They sailed away on the blue ship (Past Simple)
- We've sailed into Canberra 20 times (Present Perfect)
- Then you can sail for a long time and it will really benefit you. (Present Simple)
- I can sail as well as any boy fisherman from this coast. (Present Simple)
- The boy could sail perfectly, could row tirelessly, knew the local waters like the back of his hand, and fished willingly. (Past Simple)
- For the next few years I didn't have to sail or even set foot on deck. (Past Simple)
- In the summertime, sailing was privately allowed on weekends in the immediate vicinity of the city. (Past Simple)
- Vital goods did not arrive in Allied ports because ships carrying them could not sail out to sea. (Past Simple)
- Moreover, as soon as word gets out that German ships have sailed, they are immediately targeted by constant attacks from the air and by enemy light warships. (Present Simple)
- Reports began to come in about the British fleet sailing out to sea, about fierce air battles in the air, and about pockets of resistance on the ground. (Past Simple)
