Past Tense of
expires
expiressed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Expires

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Expiressed

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "expires"

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 expires regular or irregular?

Expires is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use expiressed in a sentence?

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

Does expiressed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not expires" (not "did not expiressed").

About the past tense of expires

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

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