Past Tense of
smooth
smoothed
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Smooth

6Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
HEnds

Past Tense Smoothed

8Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "smooth"

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 smooth" should be "smoothed."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is smooth regular or irregular?

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

How do you use smoothed in a sentence?

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

Does smoothed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not smooth" (not "did not smoothed").

About the past tense of smooth

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

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

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