Past Tense of
explicit
explicitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Explicit

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
EStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Explicitted

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "explicit"

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 explicit regular or irregular?

Explicit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use explicitted in a sentence?

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

Does explicitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not explicit" (not "did not explicitted").

About the past tense of explicit

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

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