Past Tense of
holes
holessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Holes

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
HStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Holessed

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "holes"

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 holes regular or irregular?

Holes is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use holessed in a sentence?

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

Does holessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not holes" (not "did not holessed").

About the past tense of holes

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

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