Past Tense of
sabotage
sabotaged
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Sabotage

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Sabotaged

9Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sabotage"

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 sabotage regular or irregular?

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

How do you use sabotaged in a sentence?

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

Does sabotaged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sabotage" (not "did not sabotaged").

About the past tense of sabotage

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

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