Past Tense of
neighbour
neighboured
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Neighbour

9Letters
2Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
NStarts
REnds

Past Tense Neighboured

11Letters
3Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
NStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "neighbour"

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 neighbour" should be "neighboured."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is neighbour regular or irregular?

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

How do you use neighboured in a sentence?

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

Does neighboured change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not neighbour" (not "did not neighboured").

About the past tense of neighbour

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

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

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