Past Tense of
legislature
legislatured
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Legislature

11Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
LStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Legislatured

12Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "legislature"

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 legislature regular or irregular?

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

How do you use legislatured in a sentence?

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

Does legislatured change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not legislature" (not "did not legislatured").

About the past tense of legislature

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

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