Past Tense of
spoken
spokenned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Spoken

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Spokenned

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "spoken"

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 spoken regular or irregular?

Spoken is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use spokenned in a sentence?

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

Does spokenned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not spoken" (not "did not spokenned").

About the past tense of spoken

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

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