Past Tense of
exhort
exhorted
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Exhort

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Exhorted

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "exhort"

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 exhort" should be "exhorted."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is exhort regular or irregular?

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

How do you use exhorted in a sentence?

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

Does exhorted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not exhort" (not "did not exhorted").

About the past tense of exhort

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

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

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