This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.
Distil is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she distilled to the store."
No. Use "did not distil" (not "did not distilled").
The verb distil follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, distil becomes distilled. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why distil becomes distilled 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 distilled 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 distilled to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I distilled, you distilled, he/she distilled, we distilled, they distilled.