PAST TENSE OF VERBS

Irregular verbs BeForget BecomeGet BeginGive BringGo BuyHave ComeHear CostHold DoKeep DrinkKnow Drive *Learn Eat Leave FeelLet FindLie was / were became began brought bought came cost did drank drove ate felt found forgot got gave went had heard held kept knew learnet / learned left let lay

Irregular verbs LoseSleep MakeSpeak MeanSpend MeetStand PayTake PutTell ReadThink RunUnderstand SayWear SeeWrite Send Sit lost made meant met paid put read run said saw sent sat slept spoke spent stood took told thought understood wore wrote

When regular verbs finish in –e, you add only a -d Agree Arrive Closel Change Compare Decide Hope Lie Like Live Love Move Phone Receive Share Suppose agreed arrived closed changed compared decided hoped lied liked lived loved moved phoned received shared supposed

If verbs finish in –y and the letter before is a vowel add -ed Enjoy Play Stay enjoyed played stayed

If verbs finish in –y and the letter before is a consonant change the -y for –i and then add -ed Carry Marry Reply Try Vary carried married replied tried varied

All the other verbs add -ed Answer Ask Borrow Call Check Cross End Finish Form Happen Help Last Learn Listen Look Need Open Park Pass Photograph Point Repeat answered asked borrowed called checked crossed ended finished formed happened helped lasted learned listened looked needed opened parked passed photographed pointed Repeated

Report Seem Show Sign Start Talk Tend Travel Turn Visit Wait Walk Want Work reported seemed showed signed started talked tended traveled turned visited waited walked wanted worked

When the last SOUND of a regular verb is /-t/ or /-d/ the –ed is pronounced /-id/ e.g. decided wanted ended lasted needed pointed repeated visited waited

When the last SOUND of a regular verb is /k/, /s/, /p/, /f/, the –ed is pronounced /-t/ e.g. askedcrossedhoped washedwatchedphotographed checked finished helped liked looked parked passed talked walked worked