Past Tense of
clatter
clatterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Clatter

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
REnds

Past Tense Clatterred

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "clatter"

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 clatter regular or irregular?

Clatter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use clatterred in a sentence?

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

Does clatterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not clatter" (not "did not clatterred").

About the past tense of clatter

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

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