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PAST SIMPLE (Regular verbs)

Verb ending in... How to make the simple past Examples


live lived
-e Add -D
date dated
try tried
Consonant +y Change y to i, then add -ED
cry cried
One vowel + one consonant tap tapped
Double the consonant, then add -ED
(but NOT w or y) commit committed
boil boiled
fill filled
anything else including w Add -ED
hand handed
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Lived Repeated Worried Travelled


Arrived Finished Married Stopped
Decided Started Cried Planned
Liked Called Carried
Hated Missed Tilied
Phoned Enjoyed
Visited
Listened
Washed
Climbed
Talked
Played
Stayed
Looked
Asked
Cleaned
Opened
Walked
Mixed

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