Past Tense of
cohabit
cohabitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Cohabit

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Cohabitted

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "cohabit"

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 cohabit regular or irregular?

Cohabit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use cohabitted in a sentence?

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

Does cohabitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not cohabit" (not "did not cohabitted").

About the past tense of cohabit

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

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