Past Tense of
feather
featherred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Feather

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
REnds

Past Tense Featherred

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "feather"

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 feather regular or irregular?

Feather is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use featherred in a sentence?

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

Does featherred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not feather" (not "did not featherred").

About the past tense of feather

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

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