Past Tense of
telling
tellinged
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Telling

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
TStarts
GEnds

Past Tense Tellinged

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
TStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "telling"

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 telling" should be "tellinged."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is telling regular or irregular?

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

How do you use tellinged in a sentence?

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

Does tellinged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not telling" (not "did not tellinged").

About the past tense of telling

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

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

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