This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.
Home-school is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she home-schooled to the store."
No. Use "did not home-school" (not "did not home-schooled").
The verb home-school follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, home-school becomes home-schooled. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why home-school becomes home-schooled helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.
When using home-schooled 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 home-schooled to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I home-schooled, you home-schooled, he/she home-schooled, we home-schooled, they home-schooled.