Past Tense of
house
housed
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form House

5Letters
1Syllables
3Vowels
2Consonants
HStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Housed

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "house"

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 house regular or irregular?

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

How do you use housed in a sentence?

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

Does housed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not house" (not "did not housed").

About the past tense of house

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

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