Past Tense of
rapid
rapidded
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Rapid

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Rapidded

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "rapid"

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 rapid regular or irregular?

Rapid is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use rapidded in a sentence?

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

Does rapidded change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not rapid" (not "did not rapidded").

About the past tense of rapid

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

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