Past Tense of
administer
administerred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Administer

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
AStarts
REnds

Past Tense Administerred

13Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
8Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "administer"

This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.

Grammar Tips

  • Double the final consonant before adding -ed.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not forget to double the final consonant.
Frequently Asked Questions

Is administer regular or irregular?

Administer is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use administerred in a sentence?

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

Does administerred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not administer" (not "did not administerred").

About the past tense of administer

The verb administer follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, administer becomes administerred. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why administer becomes administerred helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.

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