Past Tense of
arrested
arrestedded
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Arrested

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Arrestedded

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "arrested"

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 arrested regular or irregular?

Arrested is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use arrestedded in a sentence?

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

Does arrestedded change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not arrested" (not "did not arrestedded").

About the past tense of arrested

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

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