Past Tense of
stutter
stutterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Stutter

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
REnds

Past Tense Stutterred

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "stutter"

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 stutter regular or irregular?

Stutter is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use stutterred in a sentence?

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

Does stutterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not stutter" (not "did not stutterred").

About the past tense of stutter

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

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