Past Tense of
caught
caughted
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Caught

6Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Caughted

8Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "caught"

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 caught" should be "caughted."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is caught regular or irregular?

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

How do you use caughted in a sentence?

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

Does caughted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not caught" (not "did not caughted").

About the past tense of caught

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

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

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