Past Tense of
courses
coursessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Courses

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Coursessed

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "courses"

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 courses regular or irregular?

Courses is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use coursessed in a sentence?

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

Does coursessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not courses" (not "did not coursessed").

About the past tense of courses

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

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