Past Tense of
statutes
statutessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Statutes

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Statutessed

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "statutes"

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 statutes regular or irregular?

Statutes is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use statutessed in a sentence?

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

Does statutessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not statutes" (not "did not statutessed").

About the past tense of statutes

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

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