Past Tense of
places
placessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Places

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Placessed

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "places"

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 places regular or irregular?

Places is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use placessed in a sentence?

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

Does placessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not places" (not "did not placessed").

About the past tense of places

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

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