Past Tense of
leisure
leisured
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Leisure

7Letters
2Syllables
4Vowels
3Consonants
LStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Leisured

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "leisure"

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 leisure regular or irregular?

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

How do you use leisured in a sentence?

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

Does leisured change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not leisure" (not "did not leisured").

About the past tense of leisure

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

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