Past Tense of
careful
carefulled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Careful

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Carefulled

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "careful"

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 careful regular or irregular?

Careful is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use carefulled in a sentence?

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

Does carefulled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not careful" (not "did not carefulled").

About the past tense of careful

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

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