Regular past forms follow four spelling rules. 40 MCQ questions across four sets to master walk→walked, stop→stopped, study→studied, and dance→danced.
Most regular verbs just add -ed: walk → walked, talk → talked, watch → watched. The past form is the same for all subjects.
Four rules to master: learn the pattern, then practise.
| Rule | Condition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Add -ed | default | walk → walked |
| Double + -ed | CVC + stressed last | stop → stopped, prefer → preferred |
| Drop -e + -d | ends in silent -e | dance → danced |
| y → ied | consonant + y | study → studied |
| y + -d | vowel + y | play → played |
| Sound | After | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| /t/ | voiceless consonants (k, p, s, ch, sh, f) | walked, stopped, watched |
| /d/ | voiced sounds (b, g, l, m, n, r, v, vowels) | played, called, listened |
| /ɪd/ | after t or d | started, needed, decided |