Past Tense of
ingrate
ingrated
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Ingrate

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
IStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Ingrated

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "ingrate"

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 ingrate regular or irregular?

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

How do you use ingrated in a sentence?

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

Does ingrated change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not ingrate" (not "did not ingrated").

About the past tense of ingrate

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

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