Past Tense of
brutal
brutalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Brutal

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
BStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Brutalled

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "brutal"

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 brutal regular or irregular?

Brutal is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use brutalled in a sentence?

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

Does brutalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not brutal" (not "did not brutalled").

About the past tense of brutal

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

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