Past Tense of
persistent
persistented
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Persistent

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
PStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Persistented

12Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
8Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "persistent"

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 persistent" should be "persistented."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is persistent regular or irregular?

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

How do you use persistented in a sentence?

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

Does persistented change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not persistent" (not "did not persistented").

About the past tense of persistent

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

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

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