Past Tense of
pain
pained
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Pain

4Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
PStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Pained

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "pain"

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 pain" should be "pained."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is pain regular or irregular?

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

How do you use pained in a sentence?

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

Does pained change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not pain" (not "did not pained").

About the past tense of pain

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

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

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