Past Tense of
reaches
reachessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Reaches

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
RStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Reachessed

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "reaches"

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 reaches regular or irregular?

Reaches is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use reachessed in a sentence?

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

Does reachessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not reaches" (not "did not reachessed").

About the past tense of reaches

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

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