Past Tense of
italic
italicced
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Italic

6Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
IStarts
CEnds

Past Tense Italicced

9Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "italic"

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 italic regular or irregular?

Italic is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use italicced in a sentence?

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

Does italicced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not italic" (not "did not italicced").

About the past tense of italic

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

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