Past Tense of
likes
likessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Likes

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
LStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Likessed

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "likes"

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 likes regular or irregular?

Likes is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use likessed in a sentence?

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

Does likessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not likes" (not "did not likessed").

About the past tense of likes

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

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