Past Tense of
skewer
skewerred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Skewer

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
REnds

Past Tense Skewerred

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "skewer"

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 skewer regular or irregular?

Skewer is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use skewerred in a sentence?

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

Does skewerred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not skewer" (not "did not skewerred").

About the past tense of skewer

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

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