Past Tense of
congratulate
congratulated
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Congratulate

12Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
CStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Congratulated

13Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
8Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "congratulate"

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 congratulate regular or irregular?

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

How do you use congratulated in a sentence?

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

Does congratulated change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not congratulate" (not "did not congratulated").

About the past tense of congratulate

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

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