Past Tense of
tailor
tailorred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Tailor

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
TStarts
REnds

Past Tense Tailorred

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
TStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "tailor"

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 tailor regular or irregular?

Tailor is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use tailorred in a sentence?

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

Does tailorred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not tailor" (not "did not tailorred").

About the past tense of tailor

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

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