Past Tense of
explaining
explaininged
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Explaining

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
EStarts
GEnds

Past Tense Explaininged

12Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "explaining"

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 explaining" should be "explaininged."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is explaining regular or irregular?

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

How do you use explaininged in a sentence?

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

Does explaininged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not explaining" (not "did not explaininged").

About the past tense of explaining

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

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

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