Past Tense of
faster
fasterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Faster

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
REnds

Past Tense Fasterred

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "faster"

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 faster regular or irregular?

Faster is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use fasterred in a sentence?

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

Does fasterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not faster" (not "did not fasterred").

About the past tense of faster

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

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