Past Tense of
belabor
belaborred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Belabor

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
BStarts
REnds

Past Tense Belaborred

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "belabor"

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 belabor regular or irregular?

Belabor is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use belaborred in a sentence?

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

Does belaborred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not belabor" (not "did not belaborred").

About the past tense of belabor

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

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