11.5 Table: spelling of past simple and past participle



Vegeu Table of irregular verbs.



The majority of 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, add -d

change

changed

decide

decided

hate

hated

love

loved

name

named

Verbs that end in consonant + -y change to -ied

deny

denied

hurry

hurried

study

studied

try

tried

Verbs that end:
1 vowel + 1 consonant

Double the consonant + add -ed

drag

dragged

drop

dropped

plan

planned

Verbs with:
two syllables + accent on FIRST syllable
ending in el

 

In British English, double final consonant + add -ed
In American English, add -ed

cancel

cancelled (British)
canceled (American)

travel

travelled (British)
traveled (American)