Past Tense of
exceptional
exceptionalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Exceptional

11Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
6Consonants
EStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Exceptionalled

14Letters
5Syllables
6Vowels
8Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "exceptional"

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 exceptional regular or irregular?

Exceptional is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use exceptionalled in a sentence?

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

Does exceptionalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not exceptional" (not "did not exceptionalled").

About the past tense of exceptional

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

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