Past Tense of
benefit
benefitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Benefit

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
BStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Benefitted

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "benefit"

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 benefit regular or irregular?

Benefit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use benefitted in a sentence?

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

Does benefitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not benefit" (not "did not benefitted").

About the past tense of benefit

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

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