This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.
Defat is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she defatted to the store."
No. Use "did not defat" (not "did not defatted").
The verb defat follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, defat becomes defatted. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why defat becomes defatted 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 defatted 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 defatted to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I defatted, you defatted, he/she defatted, we defatted, they defatted.