Past Tense of
face-harden
face-hardenned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Face-harden

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
FStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Face-hardenned

14Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
9Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "face-harden"

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 face-harden regular or irregular?

Face-harden is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use face-hardenned in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she face-hardenned to the store."

Does face-hardenned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not face-harden" (not "did not face-hardenned").

About the past tense of face-harden

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

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