This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.
Outrun is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she outrunned to the store."
No. Use "did not outrun" (not "did not outrunned").
The verb outrun follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, outrun becomes outrunned. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why outrun becomes outrunned 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 outrunned 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 outrunned to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I outrunned, you outrunned, he/she outrunned, we outrunned, they outrunned.