Past Tense of
fossil
fossilled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Fossil

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Fossilled

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "fossil"

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 fossil regular or irregular?

Fossil is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use fossilled in a sentence?

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

Does fossilled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not fossil" (not "did not fossilled").

About the past tense of fossil

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

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