Past Tense of
detector
detectorred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Detector

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
REnds

Past Tense Detectorred

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "detector"

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 detector regular or irregular?

Detector is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use detectorred in a sentence?

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

Does detectorred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not detector" (not "did not detectorred").

About the past tense of detector

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

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