Past Tense of
home
homed
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Home

4Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
HStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Homed

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "home"

Verbs ending in -e simply add -d to form the past tense. This is the most straightforward regular rule.

Grammar Tips

  • Words ending in -e only need -d added.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not add -ed to words ending in -e. Use -d only.
Frequently Asked Questions

Is home regular or irregular?

Home is regular. It follows the -d Addition rule.

How do you use homed in a sentence?

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

Does homed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not home" (not "did not homed").

About the past tense of home

The verb home follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, home becomes homed. This follows the -d Addition pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why home becomes homed helps with spelling and pronunciation. Verbs ending in -e simply add -d to form the past tense. This is the most straightforward regular rule.

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