Past Tense of
avoid
avoided
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Avoid

5Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
2Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Avoided

7Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "avoid"

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 avoid" should be "avoided."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is avoid regular or irregular?

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

How do you use avoided in a sentence?

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

Does avoided change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not avoid" (not "did not avoided").

About the past tense of avoid

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

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

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