Past Tense of
harbour
harboured
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Harbour

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
HStarts
REnds

Past Tense Harboured

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "harbour"

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 harbour" should be "harboured."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is harbour regular or irregular?

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

How do you use harboured in a sentence?

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

Does harboured change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not harbour" (not "did not harboured").

About the past tense of harbour

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

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

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