Past Tense of
sustained
sustainedded
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Sustained

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Sustainedded

12Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sustained"

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 sustained regular or irregular?

Sustained is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use sustainedded in a sentence?

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

Does sustainedded change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sustained" (not "did not sustainedded").

About the past tense of sustained

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

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