Past Tense of
competitor
competitorred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Competitor

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
REnds

Past Tense Competitorred

13Letters
5Syllables
5Vowels
8Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "competitor"

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 competitor regular or irregular?

Competitor is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use competitorred in a sentence?

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

Does competitorred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not competitor" (not "did not competitorred").

About the past tense of competitor

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

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