Past Tense of
refusal
refusalled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Refusal

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
RStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Refusalled

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "refusal"

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 refusal regular or irregular?

Refusal is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use refusalled in a sentence?

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

Does refusalled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not refusal" (not "did not refusalled").

About the past tense of refusal

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

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