Past Tense of
spirit
spiritted
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Spirit

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
TEnds

Past Tense Spiritted

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "spirit"

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 spirit regular or irregular?

Spirit is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use spiritted in a sentence?

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

Does spiritted change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not spirit" (not "did not spiritted").

About the past tense of spirit

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

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