Past Tense of
drug
drugged
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Drug

4Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
DStarts
GEnds

Past Tense Drugged

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "drug"

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 drug regular or irregular?

Drug is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use drugged in a sentence?

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

Does drugged change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not drug" (not "did not drugged").

About the past tense of drug

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

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