This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.
Imperil is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she imperilled to the store."
No. Use "did not imperil" (not "did not imperilled").
The verb imperil follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, imperil becomes imperilled. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why imperil becomes imperilled 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 imperilled 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 imperilled to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I imperilled, you imperilled, he/she imperilled, we imperilled, they imperilled.