Past Tense of
attempted
attemptedded
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Attempted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Attemptedded

12Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
8Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "attempted"

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 attempted regular or irregular?

Attempted is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use attemptedded in a sentence?

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

Does attemptedded change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not attempted" (not "did not attemptedded").

About the past tense of attempted

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

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