Past Tense of
motel
motelled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Motel

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
MStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Motelled

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "motel"

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 motel regular or irregular?

Motel is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use motelled in a sentence?

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

Does motelled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not motel" (not "did not motelled").

About the past tense of motel

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

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