Past Tense of
misfit
misfitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Misfit

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Misfitted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "misfit"

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 misfit regular or irregular?

Misfit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use misfitted in a sentence?

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

Does misfitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not misfit" (not "did not misfitted").

About the past tense of misfit

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

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