Past Tense of
spear
speared
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Spear

5Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
SStarts
REnds

Past Tense Speared

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "spear"

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 spear" should be "speared."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is spear regular or irregular?

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

How do you use speared in a sentence?

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

Does speared change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not spear" (not "did not speared").

About the past tense of spear

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

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

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