Past Tense of
gun
gunned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Gun

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
GStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Gunned

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
GStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "gun"

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 gun regular or irregular?

Gun is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use gunned in a sentence?

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

Does gunned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not gun" (not "did not gunned").

About the past tense of gun

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

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