Past Tense of
evil
evilled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Evil

4Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
EStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Evilled

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "evil"

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 evil regular or irregular?

Evil is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use evilled in a sentence?

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

Does evilled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not evil" (not "did not evilled").

About the past tense of evil

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

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