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Verbs that add -ed

Make the past tense of a regular verb and spell the ending correctly.

Most verbs make the past tense the same easy way: they add -ed on the end. Walk becomes walked, and cook becomes cooked.

Already ends in e

Add only a d. Like becomes liked. Bake becomes baked.

Ends in a consonant and y

The y turns into ie, then add d. Copy becomes copied. Cry becomes cried.

One short vowel and one last letter

Double that last letter first. Pat becomes patted. Grab becomes grabbed.

Worked example

Let us put "tidy" into the past.

  1. Look at the last letter. It is y.

    The letter at the end decides which rule you need.

Try it together

Let us put three verbs into the past.

Each answer is one word.

    1.Today I wash. Yesterday I ____

    Have a go

    Today I cook. Yesterday I ____

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