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a verb tense used to express an action or state having
already taken place or existed <The past tense of the verb
“run” is “ran.”>
Regular verbs with past tense
Regular verbs have reliable forms.
Infinitive
to laugh
to start
to travel
Simple
Present
laugh(s)
start(s)
travel(s)
Simple
Past
laughed
started
traveled
Regular verbs are those whose past tense and
past participles are formed by adding a -d or an
-ed to the end of the verb. "To roll" is a good
example of a regular verb: roll, rolled, rolled.
Past
Participle
laughed
started
traveled
Present
Participle
laughing
starting
traveling
SPELLING RULES for adding ed
Verbs
Change into the past simple
Examples
Ending in e
live
die
date
Ending with
consonant and y
cry
try
study
marry
Ending with
A vowel and consonant
clap
trap
sip
(except w +y )
+d
Change y to i then + ed
Double the consonant
then + ed
live – lived
die – died
date - dated
cry – cried
try – tried
study – studied
marry - married
clap – clapped
trap – trapped
sip - sipped
ANSWER
ANSWERED
CLOSED
CLOSE
DANCED
DANCE
ARREST
ARRESTED
BRUSH
BRUSHED
CARRY
CARRIED
CLIMB
CLIMBED
COMBED
COMB
COOKED
COOK
COUNTED
COUNT
CRIED
CRY
HELPED
HELP
FRIGHTENED
FRIGHTEN
DROPPED
DROP
FINISHED
FINISH
JUMP
JUMPED
OPEN
OPENED
PULLED
PULL
LEARN
LEARNED
PAINTED
PAINTED
PUSHED
PUSH
LISTEN
LISTENED
LIVE
LIVED
PLANT
PLANTED
PLAY
PLAYED
REMEMBER
REMEMBERED
RETURNED
RETURN
LOOK
LOOKED
PRAY
PRAYED
SAVED
SAVE
SCREAM
SCREAMED
STAY
STAYED
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONED
SHOW
SHOWED
SMELL
SMELLED
STOP
STOPPED
STUDY
STUDIED
TRAVEL
TRAVELLED
WALK
WALKED
SMILE
SMILED
START
STARTED
TALK
TALKED
TASTE
TASTED
WATCH
WATCHED
WORK
WORKED