This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.
Arch-rival is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she arch-rivalled to the store."
No. Use "did not arch-rival" (not "did not arch-rivalled").
The verb arch-rival follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, arch-rival becomes arch-rivalled. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why arch-rival becomes arch-rivalled 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 arch-rivalled 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 arch-rivalled to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I arch-rivalled, you arch-rivalled, he/she arch-rivalled, we arch-rivalled, they arch-rivalled.