Past Tense of
meter
meterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Meter

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
MStarts
REnds

Past Tense Meterred

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "meter"

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 meter regular or irregular?

Meter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use meterred in a sentence?

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

Does meterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not meter" (not "did not meterred").

About the past tense of meter

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

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