Past Tense of
pester
pesterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Pester

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
REnds

Past Tense Pesterred

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "pester"

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 pester regular or irregular?

Pester is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use pesterred in a sentence?

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

Does pesterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not pester" (not "did not pesterred").

About the past tense of pester

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

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