Past Tense of
exit
exitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Exit

4Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
EStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Exitted

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "exit"

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 exit regular or irregular?

Exit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use exitted in a sentence?

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

Does exitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not exit" (not "did not exitted").

About the past tense of exit

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

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