Past Tense of
answer
answerred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Answer

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
REnds

Past Tense Answerred

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "answer"

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 answer regular or irregular?

Answer is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use answerred in a sentence?

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

Does answerred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not answer" (not "did not answerred").

About the past tense of answer

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

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