Past Tense of
digit
digitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Digit

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
DStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Digitted

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "digit"

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 digit regular or irregular?

Digit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use digitted in a sentence?

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

Does digitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not digit" (not "did not digitted").

About the past tense of digit

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

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