Past Tense of
disabuse
disabused
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Disabuse

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
DStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Disabused

9Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "disabuse"

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 disabuse regular or irregular?

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

How do you use disabused in a sentence?

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

Does disabused change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not disabuse" (not "did not disabused").

About the past tense of disabuse

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

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