Past Tense of
flutter
flutterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Flutter

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
FStarts
REnds

Past Tense Flutterred

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "flutter"

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 flutter regular or irregular?

Flutter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use flutterred in a sentence?

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

Does flutterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not flutter" (not "did not flutterred").

About the past tense of flutter

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

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