Past Tense of
inhibit
inhibitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Inhibit

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
IStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Inhibitted

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "inhibit"

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 inhibit regular or irregular?

Inhibit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use inhibitted in a sentence?

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

Does inhibitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not inhibit" (not "did not inhibitted").

About the past tense of inhibit

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

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