Past Tense of
writes
writessed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Writes

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
WStarts
SEnds

Past Tense Writessed

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
WStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "writes"

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 writes regular or irregular?

Writes is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use writessed in a sentence?

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

Does writessed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not writes" (not "did not writessed").

About the past tense of writes

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

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