Past Tense of
afraid
afraided
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Afraid

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Afraided

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "afraid"

This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

Grammar Tips

  • Add -ed to form the past tense. Most common rule.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not forget the -ed: "Yesterday I afraid" should be "afraided."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is afraid regular or irregular?

Afraid is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.

How do you use afraided in a sentence?

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

Does afraided change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not afraid" (not "did not afraided").

About the past tense of afraid

The verb afraid follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, afraid becomes afraided. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why afraid becomes afraided helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

When using afraided 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 afraided to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I afraided, you afraided, he/she afraided, we afraided, they afraided.