Past Tense of
socket
socketted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Socket

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Socketted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "socket"

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 socket regular or irregular?

Socket is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use socketted in a sentence?

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

Does socketted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not socket" (not "did not socketted").

About the past tense of socket

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

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