Past Tense of
waiting
waitinged
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Waiting

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
WStarts
GEnds

Past Tense Waitinged

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
WStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "waiting"

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 waiting" should be "waitinged."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is waiting regular or irregular?

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

How do you use waitinged in a sentence?

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

Does waitinged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not waiting" (not "did not waitinged").

About the past tense of waiting

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

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

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