Past Tense of
don
donned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Don

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
DStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Donned

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "don"

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 don regular or irregular?

Don is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use donned in a sentence?

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

Does donned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not don" (not "did not donned").

About the past tense of don

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

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