Past Tense of
wider
widerred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Wider

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
WStarts
REnds

Past Tense Widerred

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
WStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "wider"

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 wider regular or irregular?

Wider is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use widerred in a sentence?

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

Does widerred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not wider" (not "did not widerred").

About the past tense of wider

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

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