Past Tense of
please
pleased
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Please

6Letters
1Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
PStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Pleased

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "please"

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 please regular or irregular?

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

How do you use pleased in a sentence?

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

Does pleased change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not please" (not "did not pleased").

About the past tense of please

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

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