Past Tense of
automatic
automaticced
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Automatic

9Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
CEnds

Past Tense Automaticced

12Letters
5Syllables
6Vowels
6Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "automatic"

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 automatic regular or irregular?

Automatic is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use automaticced in a sentence?

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

Does automaticced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not automatic" (not "did not automaticced").

About the past tense of automatic

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

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