Past Tense of
wife
wifed
Regular -d Addition
📄 Regular form · -d Addition

Base Form Wife

4Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
WStarts
EEnds

Past Tense Wifed

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
WStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "wife"

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 wife regular or irregular?

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

How do you use wifed in a sentence?

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

Does wifed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not wife" (not "did not wifed").

About the past tense of wife

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

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