Past Tense of
cattle
cattled
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Cattle

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Cattled

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "cattle"

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 cattle regular or irregular?

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

How do you use cattled in a sentence?

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

Does cattled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not cattle" (not "did not cattled").

About the past tense of cattle

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

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