Past Tense of
awful
awfulled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Awful

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Awfulled

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "awful"

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 awful regular or irregular?

Awful is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use awfulled in a sentence?

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

Does awfulled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not awful" (not "did not awfulled").

About the past tense of awful

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

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