Past Tense of
chatter
chatterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Chatter

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
REnds

Past Tense Chatterred

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "chatter"

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 chatter regular or irregular?

Chatter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use chatterred in a sentence?

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

Does chatterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not chatter" (not "did not chatterred").

About the past tense of chatter

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

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