Past Tense of
mailbox
mailboxxed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Mailbox

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
XEnds

Past Tense Mailboxxed

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "mailbox"

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 mailbox regular or irregular?

Mailbox is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use mailboxxed in a sentence?

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

Does mailboxxed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not mailbox" (not "did not mailboxxed").

About the past tense of mailbox

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

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