Past Tense of
office
officed
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Office

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
OStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Officed

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
OStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "office"

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 office regular or irregular?

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

How do you use officed in a sentence?

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

Does officed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not office" (not "did not officed").

About the past tense of office

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

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