Past Tense of
perfect
perfected
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Perfect

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
PStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Perfected

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "perfect"

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 perfect" should be "perfected."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is perfect regular or irregular?

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

How do you use perfected in a sentence?

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

Does perfected change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not perfect" (not "did not perfected").

About the past tense of perfect

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

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

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