Past Tense of
lakes
lakessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Lakes

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
LStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Lakessed

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "lakes"

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 lakes regular or irregular?

Lakes is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use lakessed in a sentence?

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

Does lakessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not lakes" (not "did not lakessed").

About the past tense of lakes

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

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