Past Tense of
debit
debitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Debit

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
DStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Debitted

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "debit"

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 debit regular or irregular?

Debit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use debitted in a sentence?

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

Does debitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not debit" (not "did not debitted").

About the past tense of debit

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

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