Past Tense of
journal
journalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Journal

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
JStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Journalled

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
JStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "journal"

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 journal regular or irregular?

Journal is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use journalled in a sentence?

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

Does journalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not journal" (not "did not journalled").

About the past tense of journal

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.