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