Past Tense of
defendant
defendanted
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Defendant

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Defendanted

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "defendant"

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 defendant" should be "defendanted."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is defendant regular or irregular?

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

How do you use defendanted in a sentence?

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

Does defendanted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not defendant" (not "did not defendanted").

About the past tense of defendant

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

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

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