Past Tense of
fingernail
fingernailed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Fingernail

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
FStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Fingernailed

12Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "fingernail"

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 fingernail" should be "fingernailed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is fingernail regular or irregular?

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

How do you use fingernailed in a sentence?

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

Does fingernailed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not fingernail" (not "did not fingernailed").

About the past tense of fingernail

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

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

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