Past Tense of
patches
patchessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Patches

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
PStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Patchessed

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "patches"

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 patches regular or irregular?

Patches is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use patchessed in a sentence?

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

Does patchessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not patches" (not "did not patchessed").

About the past tense of patches

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

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