Verbs ending in -e simply add -d to form the past tense. This is the most straightforward regular rule.
Perspire is regular. It follows the -d Addition rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she perspired to the store."
No. Use "did not perspire" (not "did not perspired").
The verb perspire follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, perspire becomes perspired. This follows the -d Addition pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why perspire becomes perspired 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 perspired 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 perspired to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I perspired, you perspired, he/she perspired, we perspired, they perspired.