Past Tense of
looking
lookinged
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Looking

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
LStarts
GEnds

Past Tense Lookinged

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "looking"

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 looking" should be "lookinged."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is looking regular or irregular?

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

How do you use lookinged in a sentence?

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

Does lookinged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not looking" (not "did not lookinged").

About the past tense of looking

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

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

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