Past Tense of
dental
dentalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Dental

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
DStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Dentalled

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
DStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "dental"

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 dental regular or irregular?

Dental is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use dentalled in a sentence?

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

Does dentalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not dental" (not "did not dentalled").

About the past tense of dental

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

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