THE REGULAR VERBS

→ (these are the spelling rules!!!) YOU HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE RULES AND THE
REGULAR VERBS (you have to do the same with the irregular verbs), AND PRACTICING
THEM BY TESTING YOURSELF!!!

1. To form the past tense of a verb, add -ed to the end of the root form of the verb.
(summary : Add "ed" to most verbs)

For example:
jump > jumpED
paint > paintED
Talk > talkED

2. If the verb ends in -e, just add a -d to the end of the root form.

For example:
thrivE > thriveD
guzzlE > guzzleD
ExaminE > examineD
DancE > danceD

3. If the verb ends [consonant + "y"], change the "y" to an "i" and add "ed":

For example:
crY > crIED
frY > frIED

4. If a verb of one syllable ends [consonant-vowel-consonant], double the final

consonant and add "ed":

For example:
cHAT > chatTED
sTOP > stopPED
STUN > stunNED
Drum > drummed

BUT; If the final consonant of the verbs is "w," "x," or "y," don't double it:

For example:
seW > sewED
plaY > playED
fiX > fixED
BoX > boxED
staY> stayED

5. If the last syllable of a longer verb is STRESSED (si hay más énfasis en la
última sílaba en una palabra más larga) and ends
[consonant-vowel-consonant], double the last consonant and add "ed":

For example:
Incur (in- CUR) > incurRED
Prefer (pre- FER) > preferRED
Refer (re- FER)> referRED
Input (in- PUT)> inputTED

BUT, If the first syllable of a longer verb is STRESSED (si la primera silaba de
una palabra larga tiene mas enfasis) and the verb ends
[consonant-vowel-consonant], just add "ed":

For example:
Open (O- pen) > openED
Enter (EN- ter) > enterED
swallow (SWA- llow) > swallowED
Shovel (SHO- vel) > shovelED (in the uk, they use shovelled)

→ There is a special type of regular verb that doesn’t follow these general rules when
turned into the simple past tense:
Some regular verbs use a –t variant, and they end in -t in the past tense rather than -ed or
-d.
For example;
dream> dreamt (in AMerica they use dreamed, in the uk they use dreamt)
leap > leapt.

Now you have to study…