Past Tense of
admire
admired
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Admire

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Admired

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "admire"

Verbs ending in -e simply add -d to form the past tense. This is the most straightforward regular rule.

Grammar Tips

  • Words ending in -e only need -d added.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not add -ed to words ending in -e. Use -d only.
Frequently Asked Questions

Is admire regular or irregular?

Admire is regular. It follows the -d Addition rule.

How do you use admired in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she admired to the store."

Does admired change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not admire" (not "did not admired").

About the past tense of admire

The verb admire follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, admire becomes admired. This follows the -d Addition pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why admire becomes admired helps with spelling and pronunciation. Verbs ending in -e simply add -d to form the past tense. This is the most straightforward regular rule.

When using admired in writing, remember that it functions as a past tense verb and typically appears with time markers like yesterday, last week, or ago. For example: "Yesterday, she admired to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I admired, you admired, he/she admired, we admired, they admired.