Past Tense of
detox
detoxxed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Detox

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
DStarts
XEnds

Past Tense Detoxxed

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "detox"

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 detox regular or irregular?

Detox is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use detoxxed in a sentence?

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

Does detoxxed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not detox" (not "did not detoxxed").

About the past tense of detox

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

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