Past Tense of
interim
interimmed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Interim

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
IStarts
MEnds

Past Tense Interimmed

10Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "interim"

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 interim regular or irregular?

Interim is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use interimmed in a sentence?

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

Does interimmed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not interim" (not "did not interimmed").

About the past tense of interim

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

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