Past Tense of
sicken
sickenned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Sicken

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Sickenned

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sicken"

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 sicken regular or irregular?

Sicken is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use sickenned in a sentence?

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

Does sickenned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sicken" (not "did not sickenned").

About the past tense of sicken

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

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