Past Tense of
cleric
clericced
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Cleric

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
CEnds

Past Tense Clericced

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "cleric"

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 cleric regular or irregular?

Cleric is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use clericced in a sentence?

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

Does clericced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not cleric" (not "did not clericced").

About the past tense of cleric

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

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