Past Tense of
medicine
medicined
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Medicine

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Medicined

9Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "medicine"

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 medicine regular or irregular?

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

How do you use medicined in a sentence?

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

Does medicined change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not medicine" (not "did not medicined").

About the past tense of medicine

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

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