Past Tense of
exam
exammed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Exam

4Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
2Consonants
EStarts
MEnds

Past Tense Exammed

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "exam"

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 exam regular or irregular?

Exam is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use exammed in a sentence?

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

Does exammed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not exam" (not "did not exammed").

About the past tense of exam

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

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