Past Tense of
sputter
sputterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Sputter

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
REnds

Past Tense Sputterred

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sputter"

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 sputter regular or irregular?

Sputter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use sputterred in a sentence?

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

Does sputterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sputter" (not "did not sputterred").

About the past tense of sputter

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

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