10.4 Spelling of past simple and past participle




(See also irregular verbs.)



Most verbs add –ed

ask

asked

call

called

follow

followed

happen

happened

land

landed

open

opened

paint

painted

play

played

rain

rained

talk

talked

watch

watched

Verbs that end in -e

change

changed

decide

decided

hate

hated

love

loved

name

named

Verbs that end in a consonant and –y: change to -ied

deny

denied

hurry

hurried

study

studied

try

tried

Verbs that end in a single vowel and a single consonant:
double the consonant

drag

dragged

drop

dropped

plan

planned

zap

zapped

cancel, travel

cancel

cancelled (British)

canceled (American)

travel

travelled (British)

travelled (American)