Past Tense of
annihilate
annihilated
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Annihilate

10Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
5Consonants
AStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Annihilated

11Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "annihilate"

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 annihilate regular or irregular?

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

How do you use annihilated in a sentence?

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

Does annihilated change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not annihilate" (not "did not annihilated").

About the past tense of annihilate

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

Understanding why annihilate becomes annihilated 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 annihilated 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 annihilated to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I annihilated, you annihilated, he/she annihilated, we annihilated, they annihilated.