Past Tense of
meal
mealed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Meal

4Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
MStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Mealed

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "meal"

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 meal" should be "mealed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is meal regular or irregular?

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

How do you use mealed in a sentence?

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

Does mealed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not meal" (not "did not mealed").

About the past tense of meal

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

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

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