Past Tense of
grades
gradessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Grades

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
GStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Gradessed

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
GStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "grades"

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 grades regular or irregular?

Grades is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use gradessed in a sentence?

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

Does gradessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not grades" (not "did not gradessed").

About the past tense of grades

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

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