Past Tense of
precious
precioused
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Precious

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
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Past Tense Precioused

10Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
5Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "precious"

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 precious" should be "precioused."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is precious regular or irregular?

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

How do you use precioused in a sentence?

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

Does precioused change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not precious" (not "did not precioused").

About the past tense of precious

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

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

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