Past Tense of
college
colleged
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form College

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Colleged

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "college"

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 college regular or irregular?

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

How do you use colleged in a sentence?

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

Does colleged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not college" (not "did not colleged").

About the past tense of college

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

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