Past Tense of
fob
fobbed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Fob

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
FStarts
BEnds

Past Tense Fobbed

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "fob"

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 fob regular or irregular?

Fob is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use fobbed in a sentence?

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

Does fobbed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not fob" (not "did not fobbed").

About the past tense of fob

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

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