Past Tense of
nervous
nervoused
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Nervous

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
NStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Nervoused

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
NStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "nervous"

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 nervous" should be "nervoused."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is nervous regular or irregular?

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

How do you use nervoused in a sentence?

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

Does nervoused change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not nervous" (not "did not nervoused").

About the past tense of nervous

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

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

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