Past Tense of
pet
petted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Pet

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
PStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Petted

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "pet"

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 pet regular or irregular?

Pet is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use petted in a sentence?

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

Does petted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not pet" (not "did not petted").

About the past tense of pet

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

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