Past Tense of
mallet
malletted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Mallet

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Malletted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "mallet"

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 mallet regular or irregular?

Mallet is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use malletted in a sentence?

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

Does malletted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not mallet" (not "did not malletted").

About the past tense of mallet

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

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