Past Tense of
excessive
excessived
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Excessive

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
EStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Excessived

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "excessive"

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 excessive regular or irregular?

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

How do you use excessived in a sentence?

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

Does excessived change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not excessive" (not "did not excessived").

About the past tense of excessive

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

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