Past Tense of
founder
founderred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Founder

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
REnds

Past Tense Founderred

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "founder"

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 founder regular or irregular?

Founder is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use founderred in a sentence?

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

Does founderred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not founder" (not "did not founderred").

About the past tense of founder

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

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