Past Tense of
secret
secretted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Secret

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Secretted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "secret"

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 secret regular or irregular?

Secret is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use secretted in a sentence?

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

Does secretted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not secret" (not "did not secretted").

About the past tense of secret

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

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