Past Tense of
useful
usefulled
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Useful

6Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
UStarts
LEnds

Past Tense Usefulled

9Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
UStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "useful"

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 useful regular or irregular?

Useful is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use usefulled in a sentence?

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

Does usefulled change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not useful" (not "did not usefulled").

About the past tense of useful

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

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