Past Tense of
apparel
apparelled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Apparel

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Apparelled

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "apparel"

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 apparel regular or irregular?

Apparel is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use apparelled in a sentence?

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

Does apparelled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not apparel" (not "did not apparelled").

About the past tense of apparel

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

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