Past Tense of
murmur
murmurred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Murmur

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
REnds

Past Tense Murmurred

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "murmur"

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 murmur regular or irregular?

Murmur is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use murmurred in a sentence?

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

Does murmurred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not murmur" (not "did not murmurred").

About the past tense of murmur

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

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