Past Tense of
rabbit
rabbitted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Rabbit

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
RStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Rabbitted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "rabbit"

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 rabbit regular or irregular?

Rabbit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use rabbitted in a sentence?

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

Does rabbitted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not rabbit" (not "did not rabbitted").

About the past tense of rabbit

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

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