Past Tense of
docket
docketted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Docket

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
DStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Docketted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "docket"

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 docket regular or irregular?

Docket is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use docketted in a sentence?

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

Does docketted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not docket" (not "did not docketted").

About the past tense of docket

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

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