Past Tense of
missile
missiled
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Missile

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Missiled

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "missile"

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 missile regular or irregular?

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

How do you use missiled in a sentence?

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

Does missiled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not missile" (not "did not missiled").

About the past tense of missile

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

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