Past Tense of
sic
sicced
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Sic

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
SStarts
CEnds

Past Tense Sicced

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sic"

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 sic regular or irregular?

Sic is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use sicced in a sentence?

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

Does sicced change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sic" (not "did not sicced").

About the past tense of sic

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

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