Past Tense of
damages
damagessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Damages

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
DStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Damagessed

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "damages"

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 damages regular or irregular?

Damages is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use damagessed in a sentence?

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

Does damagessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not damages" (not "did not damagessed").

About the past tense of damages

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

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