Past Tense of
symbol
symbolled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Symbol

6Letters
2Syllables
1Vowels
5Consonants
SStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Symbolled

9Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
7Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "symbol"

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 symbol regular or irregular?

Symbol is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use symbolled in a sentence?

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

Does symbolled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not symbol" (not "did not symbolled").

About the past tense of symbol

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

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