Past Tense of Ski | Explanation & Examples
The simple past tense of ski is “skied,” and its past participle form is also “skied” (i.e., spelled with one “i.”). However, if you want to use the verb “ski” in the past progressive tense, the verb form has a double “i” (e.g., “She was skiing in Aspen”).
| Simple past tense of ski | Past participle of ski | Present participle of ski (past meaning) |
|---|---|---|
| She skied every winter as a child. | She has skied all her life. | She was skiing when I called her. |
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Skied
The word skied is the past simple and past participle form of the verb “ski.”
“Skied” is also a past simple and past participle form of the verb “sky,” which means “launch high into the air,” especially in the context of sports (an alternative spelling is “skyed”).
| Verb ski | Verb sky |
|---|---|
| After a couple of hours on the slopes, she skied down to the hotel for lunch. | She had a chance to win the match but skied her shot over the goal. |
| Have you ever skied in the Alps? | He’s skied it to deep left field … and it’s caught for the out! |
*Sking
The present participle and gerund form of the verb ski is “skiing,” not sking.
- She is away on a skiing trip.
- She is away on a sking trip.
- She’s gone skiing.
- She’s gone sking.
- She was away skiing last weekend.
- She was away sking last weekend.
- She’s been skiing twice this winter.
- She’s been sking twice this winter.
FAQs for the article past tense of ski
- Is it skied or skiied?
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The past tense of ski is skied, not skiied.
“Skied” (with one “i”) is the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb “ski” (e.g., “She skied at Vail last year,” “She has never skied at Park City”).
QuillBot’s Grammar Checker extension will pick up verb form errors such as “skiied” instead of “skied” in your texts.
- Is it skiid or skied?
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The past tense of ski is skied, not skiid.
“Skied” (with one “i” and “-ed”) is the simple past tense and past participle form of the regular verb “ski” (e.g., “He skied in Colorado last year,” “He has never skied in the Wasatch Mountains”).
QuillBot’s Grammar Checker extension will pick up typos like “skiid” instead of “skied” in your texts.
- What does skied mean?
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Skied is the past tense of ski (e.g., “We skied in Colorado last year”).
“Skied” is also the past tense of “sky,” which means “launch high into the air” in the context of sports (e.g., She skied the ball to right field”).
QuillBot’s Grammar Checker extension will help you to use tricky past tense forms like “skied” correctly in your writing.
