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