Past Tense of
locket
locketted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Locket

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
LStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Locketted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "locket"

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 locket regular or irregular?

Locket is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use locketted in a sentence?

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

Does locketted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not locket" (not "did not locketted").

About the past tense of locket

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

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