Past Tense of
scatter
scatterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Scatter

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
REnds

Past Tense Scatterred

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "scatter"

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 scatter regular or irregular?

Scatter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use scatterred in a sentence?

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

Does scatterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not scatter" (not "did not scatterred").

About the past tense of scatter

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

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