Past Tense of
metres
metressed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Metres

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Metressed

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "metres"

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 metres regular or irregular?

Metres is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use metressed in a sentence?

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

Does metressed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not metres" (not "did not metressed").

About the past tense of metres

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

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