Past Tense of
than
thanned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Than

4Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
TStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Thanned

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
TStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "than"

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 than regular or irregular?

Than is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use thanned in a sentence?

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

Does thanned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not than" (not "did not thanned").

About the past tense of than

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

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