Past Tense of
quarter
quarterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Quarter

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
QStarts
REnds

Past Tense Quarterred

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
QStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "quarter"

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 quarter regular or irregular?

Quarter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use quarterred in a sentence?

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

Does quarterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not quarter" (not "did not quarterred").

About the past tense of quarter

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

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