Past Tense of
competent
competented
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Competent

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Competented

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "competent"

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 competent" should be "competented."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is competent regular or irregular?

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

How do you use competented in a sentence?

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

Does competented change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not competent" (not "did not competented").

About the past tense of competent

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

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

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