Past Tense of
police
policed
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Police

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
PStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Policed

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "police"

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 police regular or irregular?

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

How do you use policed in a sentence?

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

Does policed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not police" (not "did not policed").

About the past tense of police

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

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