Past Tense of
rehab
rehabbed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Rehab

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
RStarts
BEnds

Past Tense Rehabbed

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "rehab"

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 rehab regular or irregular?

Rehab is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use rehabbed in a sentence?

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

Does rehabbed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not rehab" (not "did not rehabbed").

About the past tense of rehab

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

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