Past Tense of
american
americanned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form American

8Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Americanned

11Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "american"

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 american regular or irregular?

American is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use americanned in a sentence?

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

Does americanned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not american" (not "did not americanned").

About the past tense of american

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

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