Past Tense of
business
businessed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Business

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
BStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Businessed

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "business"

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 business" should be "businessed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is business regular or irregular?

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

How do you use businessed in a sentence?

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

Does businessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not business" (not "did not businessed").

About the past tense of business

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

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

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