Past Tense of
travel
travelled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Travel

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
TStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Travelled

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
TStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "travel"

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 travel regular or irregular?

Travel is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use travelled in a sentence?

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

Does travelled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not travel" (not "did not travelled").

About the past tense of travel

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

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