Past Tense of
robot
robotted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Robot

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
RStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Robotted

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "robot"

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 robot regular or irregular?

Robot is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use robotted in a sentence?

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

Does robotted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not robot" (not "did not robotted").

About the past tense of robot

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

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