Past Tense of
doubt
doubted
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Doubt

5Letters
1Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
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TEnds

Past Tense Doubted

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "doubt"

This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

Grammar Tips

  • Add -ed to form the past tense. Most common rule.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not forget the -ed: "Yesterday I doubt" should be "doubted."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is doubt regular or irregular?

Doubt is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.

How do you use doubted in a sentence?

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

Does doubted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not doubt" (not "did not doubted").

About the past tense of doubt

The verb doubt follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, doubt becomes doubted. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why doubt becomes doubted helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

When using doubted 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 doubted to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I doubted, you doubted, he/she doubted, we doubted, they doubted.