Verbs ending in -e simply add -d to form the past tense. This is the most straightforward regular rule.
Deprave is regular. It follows the -d Addition rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she depraved to the store."
No. Use "did not deprave" (not "did not depraved").
The verb deprave follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, deprave becomes depraved. This follows the -d Addition pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why deprave becomes depraved 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 depraved 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 depraved to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I depraved, you depraved, he/she depraved, we depraved, they depraved.