Past Tense of
career
careered
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Career

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
CStarts
REnds

Past Tense Careered

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "career"

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 career" should be "careered."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is career regular or irregular?

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

How do you use careered in a sentence?

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

Does careered change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not career" (not "did not careered").

About the past tense of career

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

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

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