Past Tense of
sick
sicked
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Sick

4Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
SStarts
KEnds

Past Tense Sicked

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sick"

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 sick" should be "sicked."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is sick regular or irregular?

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

How do you use sicked in a sentence?

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

Does sicked change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sick" (not "did not sicked").

About the past tense of sick

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

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

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