Past Tense of
lab
labbed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Lab

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
LStarts
BEnds

Past Tense Labbed

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "lab"

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 lab regular or irregular?

Lab is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use labbed in a sentence?

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

Does labbed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not lab" (not "did not labbed").

About the past tense of lab

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

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