Past Tense of
corporal
corporalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Corporal

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Corporalled

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "corporal"

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 corporal regular or irregular?

Corporal is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use corporalled in a sentence?

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

Does corporalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not corporal" (not "did not corporalled").

About the past tense of corporal

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

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