Past Tense of
splinter
splinterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Splinter

8Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
REnds

Past Tense Splinterred

11Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
8Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "splinter"

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 splinter regular or irregular?

Splinter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use splinterred in a sentence?

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

Does splinterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not splinter" (not "did not splinterred").

About the past tense of splinter

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

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