Past Tense of
hop-skip
hop-skipped
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Hop-skip

8Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
6Consonants
HStarts
PEnds

Past Tense Hop-skipped

11Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
8Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "hop-skip"

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 hop-skip regular or irregular?

Hop-skip is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use hop-skipped in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she hop-skipped to the store."

Does hop-skipped change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not hop-skip" (not "did not hop-skipped").

About the past tense of hop-skip

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

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