Past Tense of
caramel
caramelled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Caramel

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Caramelled

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "caramel"

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 caramel regular or irregular?

Caramel is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use caramelled in a sentence?

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

Does caramelled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not caramel" (not "did not caramelled").

About the past tense of caramel

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

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