English Basic 1

SPELLING REGULAR PAST SIMPLE (+ED)

1.- Verbs ending in –y:

a) Vowel+ y → spelling doesn’t change.

F.E.: stay → stayed

b) Consonant + y → y turns into i + ed.

F. E.: study → studied

2.- Verbs ending in one vowel + consonant:

a) One-syllable verbs double the last consonant.

F.E.: stop → stopped

COMPARE: cook → cooked (spelling doesn’t change because the vowel is

double)

b) Multi-syllable verbs double the last consonant when the last

syllable is stressed.

F.E.: permit → permitted

COMPARE: answer → answered (spelling doesn’t change because the

stress falls on the first syllable)

3.- Multi-syllable verbs ending in –l always double this consonant.

F.E.: travel → travelled

COMPARE: sail → sailed (spelling doesn’t change because this is a one-

syllable verb)

4.- Verbs ending in –e/-ee add -d ( spelling doesn’t change)

F.E.: move → moved agree → agreed

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PRONUNCIATION –ED ENDING

1.- -ed is pronounced /t/ after verbs ending in unvoiced consonants:

a) /k/: booked

b) /p/: hoped

c) /f/: laughed

d) /s/: passed

e) /∫/: washed

f) /t∫/: watched

2.- -ed is pronounced /d/ after verbs ending in vowels and voiced
consonants (consonants different from section 1):

F. E.: arrived, showed, stayed…….

3.- -ed is pronounced /ıd/ after verbs ending in:

a) /d/: decided

b) /t/: started
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WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING REGULAR VERBS:

VERB PAST SIMPLE

move
travel
stop
call
dance
stay
arrive
cook
play
start
use
show
wait
answer
cancel
refer
book
hate
watch
agree
hope
climb
invite
want
finish
start
love
study
match
laugh
decide
permit
need
follow
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ANSWER KEY

VERB PAST SIMPLE

move moved
travel travelled
stop stopped
call called
dance danced
stay stayed
arrive arrived
cook cooked
play played
start started
use used
show showed
wait waited
answer answered
cancel cancelled
refer referred
book booked
hate hated
watch watched
agree agreed
hope hoped
climb climbed
invite invited
want wanted
finish finished
start started
love loved
study studied
match matched
laugh laughed
decide decided
permit permitted
need needed
follow followed