Past Tense of
hired
hiredded
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Hired

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Hiredded

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "hired"

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 hired regular or irregular?

Hired is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use hiredded in a sentence?

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

Does hiredded change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not hired" (not "did not hiredded").

About the past tense of hired

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

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