Past Tense of
laugh
laughed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Laugh

5Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
LStarts
HEnds

Past Tense Laughed

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "laugh"

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 laugh" should be "laughed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is laugh regular or irregular?

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

How do you use laughed in a sentence?

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

Does laughed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not laugh" (not "did not laughed").

About the past tense of laugh

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

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

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