Past Tense of
mob
mobbed
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Mob

3Letters
1Syllables
1Vowels
2Consonants
MStarts
BEnds

Past Tense Mobbed

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
MStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "mob"

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 mob regular or irregular?

Mob is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use mobbed in a sentence?

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

Does mobbed change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not mob" (not "did not mobbed").

About the past tense of mob

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

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