Past Tense of
ballot
ballotted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Ballot

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
BStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Ballotted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "ballot"

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 ballot regular or irregular?

Ballot is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use ballotted in a sentence?

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

Does ballotted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not ballot" (not "did not ballotted").

About the past tense of ballot

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

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