Past Tense of
common
commonned
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Common

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
NEnds

Past Tense Commonned

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "common"

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 common regular or irregular?

Common is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use commonned in a sentence?

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

Does commonned change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not common" (not "did not commonned").

About the past tense of common

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

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