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