Past Tense of
caper
caperred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Caper

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
CStarts
REnds

Past Tense Caperred

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "caper"

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 caper regular or irregular?

Caper is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use caperred in a sentence?

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

Does caperred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not caper" (not "did not caperred").

About the past tense of caper

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

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