Past Tense of
cabinet
cabinetted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Cabinet

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Cabinetted

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "cabinet"

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 cabinet regular or irregular?

Cabinet is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use cabinetted in a sentence?

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

Does cabinetted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not cabinet" (not "did not cabinetted").

About the past tense of cabinet

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

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