Past Tense of
weaken
weakenned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Weaken

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
WStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Weakenned

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
WStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "weaken"

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 weaken regular or irregular?

Weaken is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use weakenned in a sentence?

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

Does weakenned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not weaken" (not "did not weakenned").

About the past tense of weaken

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

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