Past Tense of
crawl
crawled
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Crawl

5Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Crawled

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "crawl"

This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

Grammar Tips

  • Add -ed to form the past tense. Most common rule.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not forget the -ed: "Yesterday I crawl" should be "crawled."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is crawl regular or irregular?

Crawl is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.

How do you use crawled in a sentence?

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

Does crawled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not crawl" (not "did not crawled").

About the past tense of crawl

The verb crawl follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, crawl becomes crawled. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why crawl becomes crawled helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

When using crawled 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 crawled to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I crawled, you crawled, he/she crawled, we crawled, they crawled.