Past Tense of
doctrine
doctrined
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Doctrine

8Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Doctrined

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "doctrine"

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 doctrine regular or irregular?

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

How do you use doctrined in a sentence?

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

Does doctrined change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not doctrine" (not "did not doctrined").

About the past tense of doctrine

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

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