Past Tense of
love
loved
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Love

4Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
LStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Loved

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "love"

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 love regular or irregular?

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

How do you use loved in a sentence?

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

Does loved change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not love" (not "did not loved").

About the past tense of love

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

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