Past Tense of
chapel
chapelled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Chapel

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Chapelled

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "chapel"

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 chapel regular or irregular?

Chapel is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use chapelled in a sentence?

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

Does chapelled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not chapel" (not "did not chapelled").

About the past tense of chapel

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

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