Past Tense of
collaborate
collaborated
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Collaborate

11Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Collaborated

12Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "collaborate"

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 collaborate regular or irregular?

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

How do you use collaborated in a sentence?

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

Does collaborated change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not collaborate" (not "did not collaborated").

About the past tense of collaborate

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

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