Past Tense of
surveillance
surveillanced
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Surveillance

12Letters
3Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Surveillanced

13Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
8Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "surveillance"

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 surveillance regular or irregular?

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

How do you use surveillanced in a sentence?

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

Does surveillanced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not surveillance" (not "did not surveillanced").

About the past tense of surveillance

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

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