Simple Past of Regular Verbs

1) The simple past is formed by adding –ed to the base form of the
verb

Base form: +ed Simple Past

Walk Walked
Push Pushed
Greet Greeted
watch watched
2) For regular verbs ending in the vowel -e, add –d.
Hate +d Hated
Love Loved
Hope Hoped
Tie Tied
free freed
3) For the very few English verbs that end in a vowel other than -e,
add –ed.
Ski +ed Skied
echo echoed
*Exceptions: do and go. These verbs are irregular.
4) For regular verbs that end in a vowel+y, add –ed.
Play +ed Played
Survey Surveyed
enjoy enjoyed
*Exceptions: say and buy. These verbs are irregular.
5) For regular verbs that end in a consonant+y, change the –
y to –i and add –ed.
Cry -y,+ied Cried
Study Studied
Worry Worried
*Exceptions: fly. This verb is irregular.
6) For regular verbs ending in a consonant + vowel + consonant,
double the final consonant before adding -ed.
Dam +ed Dammed
Beg Begged
Plan Planned
flip flipped
Practice
Answer Answered Miss Missed
Shop Shopped push pushed
Arrive Arrived Remember Remembered
Drink Jumped Save Saved
Jump Cooked Search Searched
Cook Opened Stay Stayed
Open Listened Smell Smelled
Listen washed Stop Stopped
wash danced survive survived