Meaning: travel by boat or ship
Sail Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Sail |
| Past Tense (V2) | Sailed |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Sailed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Sailing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Sails |
Sail Past Tense:
Past Tense of Sail is Sailed.
Example: Sarah sailed the ship.
Sail Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Sail is Sailed.
Example: Sarah has sailed the ship.
Sail Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Sail is Sailing.
Example: Sarah is sailing the ship.
Sail 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Sail is Sails.
Example: Sarah sails the ship.
Sail Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I sail the ship.
- We/You/They sail the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam sails the ship.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am sailing the ship.
- We/You/They are sailing the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam is sailing the ship.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have sailed the ship.
- We/You/They have sailed the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam has sailed the ship.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been sailing the ship.
- We/You/They have been sailing the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam has been sailing the ship.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I sailed the ship.
- We/You/They sailed the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam sailed the ship.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was sailing the ship.
- We/You/They were sailing the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam was sailing the ship.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been sailing the ship.
- We/You/They had been sailing the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam had been sailing the ship.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had sailed the ship.
- We/You/They had sailed the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam had sailed the ship.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall sail the ship.
- We/You/They will/shall sail the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam will sail the ship.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be sailing the ship.
- We/You/They will be sailing the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam will be sailing the ship.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have sailed the ship.
- We/You/They will have sailed the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam will have sailed the ship.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been sailing the ship.
- We/You/They will have been sailing the ship.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been sailing the ship.
Past Tense of Sail Phrasal Verbs
| Sail Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Sail off | Sailed off |
| Sail away | Sailed away |
| Sail on | Sailed on |
| Sail out | Sailed out |
| Sail up | Sailed up |
| Sail down | Sailed down |
| Sail through | Sailed through |
| Sail over | Sailed over |
| Sail around | Sailed around |
| Sail towards | Sailed towards |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Sail?
Future Tense of sail is “will sail”.
What is the Present Tense of Sail?
Present Tense of sail is “sail + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | sail |
| He/she/it/singular name | sails |
| Present participle | sailing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Sail?
Past perfect tense of take is “had sailed”.
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