The past tense of mow is mowed. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of mow is mows. The present participle of mow is mowing. The past participle of mow is mowed.

What kind of verb is mowed?

verb (used with object), mowed, mowed or mown, mow·ing. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine. to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn.

Is mowed correct?

In this scenario, either mowed or mown is correct. (You would not, however, say, “I mown the lawn.” Mowed is the past tense of the verb to mow.) Although “newly” mowed would be the grammatically correct phrasing, as I discussed in a previous post, stylistic choices often favor deviating from rulebooks.