Past Tense of
employ
employed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Employ

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Employed

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "employ"

This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

Grammar Tips

  • Add -ed to form the past tense. Most common rule.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not forget the -ed: "Yesterday I employ" should be "employed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is employ regular or irregular?

Employ is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.

How do you use employed in a sentence?

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

Does employed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not employ" (not "did not employed").

About the past tense of employ

The verb employ follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, employ becomes employed. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why employ becomes employed helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

When using employed 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 employed to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I employed, you employed, he/she employed, we employed, they employed.