Past Tense of
stammer
stammerred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Stammer

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
REnds

Past Tense Stammerred

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "stammer"

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 stammer regular or irregular?

Stammer is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use stammerred in a sentence?

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

Does stammerred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not stammer" (not "did not stammerred").

About the past tense of stammer

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

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