1. REGULAR VERBS: PAST FORM
Katherine A. Salvador
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2. Rule 1: verb + ed Play + ed -- played Work + ed - worked
Walk + ed - walked
Travel + ed - traveled
Finish + ed - finished

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

4. 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

5. 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