Past Tense of
percentage
percentaged
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Percentage

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Percentaged

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "percentage"

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 percentage regular or irregular?

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

How do you use percentaged in a sentence?

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

Does percentaged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not percentage" (not "did not percentaged").

About the past tense of percentage

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

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