Past Tense of
prison
prisonned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Prison

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
PStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Prisonned

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "prison"

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 prison regular or irregular?

Prison is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use prisonned in a sentence?

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

Does prisonned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not prison" (not "did not prisonned").

About the past tense of prison

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

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