Past Tense of
competitive
competitived
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Competitive

11Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Competitived

12Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "competitive"

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 competitive regular or irregular?

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

How do you use competitived in a sentence?

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

Does competitived change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not competitive" (not "did not competitived").

About the past tense of competitive

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

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