REGULAR VERBS: PAST FORM Katherine A. Salvador CELEX

Rule 1: verb + ed Play + ed -- played Work + ed - worked Walk + ed - walked Travel + ed - traveled Finish + ed - finished

Rule 2: verb (ending in ‘e’) + d Compose + d -- composed Complete + d -- completed Move + d -- moved Live + d -- lived Participate + d -- participated

Rule 3: last syllable stressed verb (ending in ‘consonant/vowel/consonant’) + double consonant + ed Shop + p + ed -- shopped Permit + t + ed -- permitted Stop + p + ed -- stopped

Rule 4: verb (ending in ‘consonant + y’) – y + ied Study – y + ied -- studied Dry - y + ied -- dried Cry – e + ied -- cried Tidy – y + ied -- tidied