Past Tense of
clean
cleaned
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Clean

5Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
CStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Cleaned

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "clean"

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 clean" should be "cleaned."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is clean regular or irregular?

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

How do you use cleaned in a sentence?

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

Does cleaned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not clean" (not "did not cleaned").

About the past tense of clean

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

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

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