Past Tense of
battleship
battleshipped
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Battleship

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
BStarts
PEnds

Past Tense Battleshipped

13Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
9Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "battleship"

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 battleship regular or irregular?

Battleship is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use battleshipped in a sentence?

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

Does battleshipped change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not battleship" (not "did not battleshipped").

About the past tense of battleship

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

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