Verbs in Simple Past

and Past Participle

Regular verbs ending in ED are regular Simple Past and Past Participle.

- Regular verbs ending in E add a D

Example:
close = closed

Regular verbs ending in a VOWEL + Y, the Y becomes I and, followed

ED
Example:
play = played
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Regular verbs ending in a CONSONANT + Y, the Y becomes I and,

followed ED
Example:
marry = married
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- All the other regular verbs add ED

Example:
visit = visited

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*Special cases of the ED forms:

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Follow these rules when there is a consonant after a vowel

If there is a consonant after a STRESSED VOWEL at the end of the word, add a
DOUBLE CONSONANT:
stop stopped
ban - banned
swap - swapped

In British English they double the last L even though the last vowel is not
stressed.
travel - travelled
cancel - cancelled
level - levelled
marvel marvelled
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Click here to check the regular list of verbs.

Irregular verbs in Simple Past and Past Participle are different.

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There are some exceptions like:

cut cut
put put
read read
got got
hurt hurt

There is no rule for these verbs. You should learn them by heart.

Click here to check the irregular list of verbs.

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I.

Complete this chart using the appropriate past tense.

Verb Present
Dream
Climb
Admit
Hit
Pay
Ride
Set
Teach
Wear
Give
Believe
Fly
Dry
Hate
Can

II.

Verb Simple Past

Verb Past Participle

Complete the sentences using the correct past tense.

1.

The branch (hit) ____________ me on the head.

2.

She has (forget) ____________ her shopping list and doesn't know what to
buy.

3.

I'm glad we've (beat) ____________ the other team.

4.

She's (give) ____________the children some money to buy chocolate.

5.

The dog (dig) ____________ up the bone.

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6.

I've (find) ____________ that pen you lost last month.

7.

Have you (see) ____________ Mary since she came back from Ireland.

8.

She (leave) ____________ work at 5 o'clock and got home by 6.

9.

I (understand) ____________ what you meant.

10.

I (spend) ____________ quite a lot of money on new clothes and bought

some boots as well.

III.

Match the Simple Present with the Past tenses.

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KEY
I.
Verb Present
Dream
Climb
Admit
Hit
Pay
Ride
Set
Teach
Wear
Give
Believe
Fly
Dry
Hate
Can

Verb Past Simple

Dreamt / Dreamed
Climbed
Admitted
Hi
Paid
Rode
Set
Taught
Wore
Gave
Believed
Flew
Dried
Hated
Could

Verb Past Participle

Dreamt / Dreamed
Climbed
Admitted
Hit
Paid
Ridden
Set
Taught
Worn
Given
Believed
Flown
Dried
Hated
Could

II.
1. The branch (hit) __hit__ me on the head.
2. She has (forget) _forgotten__ her shopping list and doesn't know what to
buy.
3. I'm glad we've (beat) ___beaten___ the other team.
4. She's (give) __given__ the children some money to buy chocolate.
5. The dog (dig) __dug__ up the bone.
6. I've (find) ___found___ that pen you lost last month.
7. Have you (see) __seen__ Mary since she came back from Ireland.
8. She (leave) __left__ work at 5 o'clock and got home by 6.
9. I (understand) __understood__ what you meant.
10. I (spend) __spent__ quite a lot of money on new clothes and bought some
boots as well.

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III.

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