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