Past Tense of
illegal
illegalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Illegal

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
IStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Illegalled

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "illegal"

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 illegal regular or irregular?

Illegal is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use illegalled in a sentence?

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

Does illegalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not illegal" (not "did not illegalled").

About the past tense of illegal

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

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