Past Tense of
fails
failsed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Fails

5Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
FStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Failsed

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "fails"

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 fails" should be "failsed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is fails regular or irregular?

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

How do you use failsed in a sentence?

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

Does failsed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not fails" (not "did not failsed").

About the past tense of fails

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

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

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