Past Tense of
fires
firessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Fires

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
FStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Firessed

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "fires"

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 fires regular or irregular?

Fires is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use firessed in a sentence?

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

Does firessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not fires" (not "did not firessed").

About the past tense of fires

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

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