Past Tense of
province
provinced
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Province

8Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
PStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Provinced

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "province"

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 province regular or irregular?

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

How do you use provinced in a sentence?

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

Does provinced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not province" (not "did not provinced").

About the past tense of province

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

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