The Rules of the Simple Past Tense Forms

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The rules of the simple past tense forms: Here are the rules: 1. Regular verbs ending in a silent e take /-d/ in the simple past and past participle: Example: close=closed 2. Regular verbs ending in a vowel + y take /-ed/ in the simple past and past participle: Example: play=played 3. Regular verbs ending in a consonant + y take /-ied/ in the simple past and past participle (the y becomes an i followed by /-ed/) Example: marry=married 4. All the other regular vebs take /-ed/ in the simple past and past participle. Example: visit=visited Special cases of the -ed forms: Follow these rules when there is a consonant after a vowel (stop, ban, open, offer...) If there is a consonant after a stressed vowel at the end of the word, double the consonant stop – stopped ban - banned swap - swapped If the vowel is not stressed, we do not double it: open - opened (Here the stress is on'o', not the 'e'.) offer - offered ( Here the stress is on 'o', not the 'e'.) In British English we double the last l even though the last vowel is not stressed. Here are some examples: travel - travelled cancel - cancelled

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The rules of the simple past tense forms:

Here are the rules:

1. Regular verbs ending in a silent e take /-d/ in the simple past and past participle: Example:close=closed

2. Regular verbs ending in a vowel + y take /-ed/ in the simple past and past participle:Example:play=played

3. Regular verbs ending in a consonant + y take /-ied/ in the simple past and past participle (the y becomes an i followed by /-ed/)Example:marry=married

4. All the other regular vebs take /-ed/ in the simple past and past participle.Example:visit=visited

Special cases of the -ed forms:

Follow these rules when there is a consonant after a vowel (stop, ban, open, offer...)

If there is a consonant after a stressed vowel at the end of the word, double the consonantstop – stoppedban - banned swap - swapped

If the vowel is not stressed, we do not double it:open - opened (Here the stress is on'o', not the 'e'.)offer - offered ( Here the stress is on 'o', not the 'e'.)

In British English we double the last l even though the last vowel is not stressed. Here are some examples:

travel - travelled

cancel - cancelled

level - levelled

marvel - marvelled


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