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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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