SIMPLE PAST

GRID OF RULES
Most of the time, the simple past is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb.
EXAMPLE: TO WALK WALKED.

Verbs ending RULE EXAMPLES:

Regular verbs that end in the vowel E. ADD ED. TO LOVE

Regular verbs that end in vowels I and O. ADD ED. TO SKI

Regular verbs that end in vowel + Y. ADD ED. TO PLAY

Regular verbs that end in a consonant + Y or ADD IED. TO STUDY

I.

For regular verbs ending in a consonant + ADD ED. TO PLAN

vowel + consonant, double the final
consonant.

EXCEPTIONS THEY ARE IRREGULAR VERBS. TO GO

DO, GO,SAY,BUY,FLY TO DO
TO SAY
TO BUY
TO FLY
 SIMPLE PAST
RULES
ALL simple past REGULAR verbs: add ED.
EXAMPLES:
BECAREFUL FOR THE EXCEPTIONS
ADD EXAMPLE
VERBS ENDING IN
Letter E Letter D To live Lived
To love Loved
Consonant + Y Change Y to i and add ED To worry Worried
To carry Carried
To cry Cried
1 Vowel + 1 Consonant Double consonant and add ED To stop stopped

v Some verbs are not regular. They are irregular verbs. The only
way to know them is to learn them by heart.
TO GO WENT TO COME CAME TO GET GOT