Past Tense of
interest
interested
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Interest

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
IStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Interested

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "interest"

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 interest" should be "interested."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is interest regular or irregular?

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

How do you use interested in a sentence?

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

Does interested change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not interest" (not "did not interested").

About the past tense of interest

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

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

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