Past Tense of
prevail
prevailed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Prevail

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Prevailed

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "prevail"

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 prevail" should be "prevailed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is prevail regular or irregular?

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

How do you use prevailed in a sentence?

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

Does prevailed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not prevail" (not "did not prevailed").

About the past tense of prevail

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

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

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