Past Tense of
enter
enterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Enter

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
EStarts
REnds

Past Tense Enterred

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "enter"

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 enter regular or irregular?

Enter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use enterred in a sentence?

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

Does enterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not enter" (not "did not enterred").

About the past tense of enter

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

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