Past Tense of
water
waterred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Water

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
WStarts
REnds

Past Tense Waterred

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
WStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "water"

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 water regular or irregular?

Water is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use waterred in a sentence?

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

Does waterred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not water" (not "did not waterred").

About the past tense of water

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

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