Forming the simple past regular verbs
Formação do passado de verbos regulares
| Just add “-ed”. Acrescente “-ed”. |
start → started end → ended watch → watched |
| Verbs that end with the vowel "-e", add just "-d". Verbos terminados em "-e", acrescente apenas "-d". |
like → liked dance → danced love → loved hate → hated |
| One-syllable verbs that end with consonant + vowel + consonant, double the last consonant and add “-ed”. Verbos monossilábicos terminados em consoante + vogal + consoante, dobre a consoante final e acrescente “-ed”. |
hug → hugged plan → planned |
| Two-syllable verbs that end with consonant + vowel + consonant, with the stress on the last syllable, double the last consonant and add “-ed”. Verbos dissilábicos terminados em consoante + vogal + consoante, com a última sílaba tônica, dobre a consoante final e acrescente “-ed”. |
prefer → preferred permit → permitted |
| Exceptions: “w, x, y” Exceções: “w, x, y” |
row → rowed fix → fixed play → played |
| Verbs that end with a consonant and “-y”, remove the “-y” and add “-ied”. Verbos terminados em consoante e “-y”, elimine “-y” e acrescente “-ied”. |
apply → applied study → studied cry → cried |
| Verbs that end with a vowel + "-y", just add "-ed". Verbos terminados em vogal e “-y”, apenas acrescente "-ed". |
stay → stayed enjoy → enjoyed play → played |
Exercise
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