Past Tense of
fatal
fatalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Fatal

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
FStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Fatalled

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "fatal"

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 fatal regular or irregular?

Fatal is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use fatalled in a sentence?

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

Does fatalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not fatal" (not "did not fatalled").

About the past tense of fatal

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

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