Past Tense of
got
gotted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Got

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
GStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Gotted

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
GStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "got"

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 got regular or irregular?

Got is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use gotted in a sentence?

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

Does gotted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not got" (not "did not gotted").

About the past tense of got

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

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