Past Tense of
sunburn
sunburned
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Sunburn

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Sunburned

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sunburn"

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 sunburn" should be "sunburned."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is sunburn regular or irregular?

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

How do you use sunburned in a sentence?

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

Does sunburned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sunburn" (not "did not sunburned").

About the past tense of sunburn

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

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

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