Past Tense of
themselves
themselvessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Themselves

10Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
7Consonants
TStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Themselvessed

13Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
9Consonants
TStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "themselves"

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 themselves regular or irregular?

Themselves is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use themselvessed in a sentence?

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

Does themselvessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not themselves" (not "did not themselvessed").

About the past tense of themselves

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

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