Past Tense of
pest
pested
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Pest

4Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
PStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Pested

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "pest"

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 pest" should be "pested."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is pest regular or irregular?

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

How do you use pested in a sentence?

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

Does pested change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not pest" (not "did not pested").

About the past tense of pest

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

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

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