Past Tense of
capital
capitalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Capital

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Capitalled

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "capital"

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 capital regular or irregular?

Capital is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use capitalled in a sentence?

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

Does capitalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not capital" (not "did not capitalled").

About the past tense of capital

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

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