Past Tense of
shaft
shafted
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Shaft

5Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Shafted

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "shaft"

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 shaft" should be "shafted."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is shaft regular or irregular?

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

How do you use shafted in a sentence?

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

Does shafted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not shaft" (not "did not shafted").

About the past tense of shaft

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

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

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