Past Tense of
performance
performanced
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Performance

11Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
PStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Performanced

12Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
8Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "performance"

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 performance regular or irregular?

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

How do you use performanced in a sentence?

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

Does performanced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not performance" (not "did not performanced").

About the past tense of performance

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

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