Past Tense of
looked
lookedded
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Looked

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Lookedded

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
LStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "looked"

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 looked regular or irregular?

Looked is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use lookedded in a sentence?

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

Does lookedded change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not looked" (not "did not lookedded").

About the past tense of looked

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

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