Past Tense of
humour
humoured
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Humour

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
HStarts
REnds

Past Tense Humoured

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "humour"

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 humour" should be "humoured."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is humour regular or irregular?

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

How do you use humoured in a sentence?

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

Does humoured change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not humour" (not "did not humoured").

About the past tense of humour

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

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

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