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