Past Tense of
ages
agessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Ages

4Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
AStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Agessed

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "ages"

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 ages regular or irregular?

Ages is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use agessed in a sentence?

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

Does agessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not ages" (not "did not agessed").

About the past tense of ages

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

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