Past Tense of
discredit
discreditted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Discredit

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Discreditted

12Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
8Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "discredit"

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 discredit regular or irregular?

Discredit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use discreditted in a sentence?

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

Does discreditted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not discredit" (not "did not discreditted").

About the past tense of discredit

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

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