This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.
Motel is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she motelled to the store."
No. Use "did not motel" (not "did not motelled").
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.