Past Tense of
caravan
caravanned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Caravan

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Caravanned

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "caravan"

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 caravan regular or irregular?

Caravan is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use caravanned in a sentence?

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

Does caravanned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not caravan" (not "did not caravanned").

About the past tense of caravan

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

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