Past Tense of
quicken
quickenned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Quicken

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
QStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Quickenned

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
QStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "quicken"

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 quicken regular or irregular?

Quicken is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use quickenned in a sentence?

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

Does quickenned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not quicken" (not "did not quickenned").

About the past tense of quicken

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

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