Past Tense of
hot
hotted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Hot

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
HStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Hotted

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "hot"

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 hot regular or irregular?

Hot is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use hotted in a sentence?

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

Does hotted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not hot" (not "did not hotted").

About the past tense of hot

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

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