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