Past Tense of
passive
passived
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Passive

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Passived

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "passive"

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 passive regular or irregular?

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

How do you use passived in a sentence?

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

Does passived change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not passive" (not "did not passived").

About the past tense of passive

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

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