Past Tense of
hospitalize
hospitalized
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Hospitalize

11Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
HStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Hospitalized

12Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "hospitalize"

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 hospitalize regular or irregular?

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

How do you use hospitalized in a sentence?

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

Does hospitalized change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not hospitalize" (not "did not hospitalized").

About the past tense of hospitalize

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

Understanding why hospitalize becomes hospitalized 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 hospitalized 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 hospitalized to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I hospitalized, you hospitalized, he/she hospitalized, we hospitalized, they hospitalized.