Past Tense of
affidavit
affidavitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Affidavit

9Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
AStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Affidavitted

12Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
7Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "affidavit"

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 affidavit regular or irregular?

Affidavit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use affidavitted in a sentence?

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

Does affidavitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not affidavit" (not "did not affidavitted").

About the past tense of affidavit

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

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