Past Tense of
teargas
teargassed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Teargas

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
TStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Teargassed

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
TStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "teargas"

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 teargas regular or irregular?

Teargas is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use teargassed in a sentence?

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

Does teargassed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not teargas" (not "did not teargassed").

About the past tense of teargas

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

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