Verb ending in… | How to make the simple past | Examples |
e | Add -d | live → lived move → moved |
Consonant+y | Change y to I, then add -ed | try → tried cry → cried |
One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) | Double the consonant, then add -ed | drop → dropped chat → chatted |
Anything else including w | Add -ed | boil → boiled hand → handed play → played |