Past Tense of
electric
electricced
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Electric

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
EStarts
CEnds

Past Tense Electricced

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "electric"

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 electric regular or irregular?

Electric is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use electricced in a sentence?

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

Does electricced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not electric" (not "did not electricced").

About the past tense of electric

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

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