Past Tense of
tel
telled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Tel

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
TStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Telled

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
TStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "tel"

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 tel regular or irregular?

Tel is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use telled in a sentence?

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

Does telled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not tel" (not "did not telled").

About the past tense of tel

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

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