Past Tense of
housework
houseworked
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Housework

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
HStarts
KEnds

Past Tense Houseworked

11Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "housework"

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 housework" should be "houseworked."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is housework regular or irregular?

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

How do you use houseworked in a sentence?

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

Does houseworked change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not housework" (not "did not houseworked").

About the past tense of housework

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

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

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