Past Tense of
departure
departured
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Departure

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Departured

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "departure"

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 departure regular or irregular?

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

How do you use departured in a sentence?

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

Does departured change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not departure" (not "did not departured").

About the past tense of departure

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

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