Past Tense of
imprison
imprisonned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Imprison

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
IStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Imprisonned

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "imprison"

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 imprison regular or irregular?

Imprison is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use imprisonned in a sentence?

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

Does imprisonned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not imprison" (not "did not imprisonned").

About the past tense of imprison

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

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