Verbs ending in -e simply add -d to form the past tense. This is the most straightforward regular rule.
Nurse is regular. It follows the -d Addition rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she nursed to the store."
No. Use "did not nurse" (not "did not nursed").
The verb nurse follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, nurse becomes nursed. This follows the -d Addition pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why nurse becomes nursed 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 nursed 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 nursed to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I nursed, you nursed, he/she nursed, we nursed, they nursed.