English UsageGrammar guide
Past Tense of Feed
“Feed” is an irregular verb. Its simple past and past participle are both “fed,” so the same form works in “I fed them yesterday” and “I have fed them already.”
The past tense of “feed” is “fed,” and the past participle is also “fed”: feed → fed → fed.
Key details
Confusion Familyirregular verb forms
Rule Familyverb inflection
Termsfeed, fed
Variant Scope“Feed” is irregular: its simple past and past participle are both “fed.”
Further guidance
Core difference
Simple past: “fed.” Past participle: “fed.”
Fast Test
Use “fed” for a finished past event and after perfect auxiliaries such as “has,” “have,” or “had.”
Usage Boundary
Do not form the ordinary past as “feeded”; the dictionary records “fed” for both past forms.
Sources and evidence
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- Feed — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct dictionary evidence that “feed” is irregular with simple past and past participle “fed.”