Past Tense of
devices
devicessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Devices

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
DStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Devicessed

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "devices"

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 devices regular or irregular?

Devices is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use devicessed in a sentence?

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

Does devicessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not devices" (not "did not devicessed").

About the past tense of devices

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

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