Past Tense of
incapacitate
incapacitated
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Incapacitate

12Letters
5Syllables
6Vowels
6Consonants
IStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Incapacitated

13Letters
6Syllables
6Vowels
7Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "incapacitate"

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 incapacitate regular or irregular?

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

How do you use incapacitated in a sentence?

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

Does incapacitated change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not incapacitate" (not "did not incapacitated").

About the past tense of incapacitate

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

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