This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.
Fathom is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she fathommed to the store."
No. Use "did not fathom" (not "did not fathommed").
The verb fathom follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, fathom becomes fathommed. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why fathom becomes fathommed 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 fathommed 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 fathommed to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I fathommed, you fathommed, he/she fathommed, we fathommed, they fathommed.