Wednesday 15 January 2014

PAST SIMPLE - REGULAR VERBS


. Forming the simple past tense

With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to add -D or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:
Verb ending in...How to make the simple pastExamples
eAdd -Dlive arrow to the right lived
date arrow to the right dated
Consonant +yChange y to i, then add -EDtry arrow to the right tried
cry arrow to the right cried
One vowel + one consonant
(but NOT w or y)
Double the consonant, then add -EDtap arrow to the right tapped
commit arrow to the right committed
anything else including wAdd -EDboil arrow to the right boiled
fill arrow to the right filled
hand arrow to the right handed
show arrow to the right showed

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