Past Tense of
look
looked
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Look

4Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
LStarts
KEnds

Past Tense Looked

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "look"

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 look" should be "looked."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is look regular or irregular?

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

How do you use looked in a sentence?

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

Does looked change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not look" (not "did not looked").

About the past tense of look

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

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

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