Past Tense of
struggle
struggled
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Struggle

8Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Struggled

9Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "struggle"

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 struggle regular or irregular?

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

How do you use struggled in a sentence?

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

Does struggled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not struggle" (not "did not struggled").

About the past tense of struggle

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

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