Past Tense of
comfort
comforted
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Comfort

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Comforted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "comfort"

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 comfort" should be "comforted."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is comfort regular or irregular?

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

How do you use comforted in a sentence?

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

Does comforted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not comfort" (not "did not comforted").

About the past tense of comfort

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

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

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