Regular verbs in Simple Past

Spelling rules for regular verbs in Simple Past:

Most verbs: add ed (started, laughed). Verbs ending in -e: add d (moved). Verbs ending in consonant +y: change to ie (cry-cried). Most verbs ending in consonant + vowel: double the final letter and add ed (stop-

stopped).

Pronunciation rules for regular verbs in Simple Past:

/t/ (Verbs end with an unvoiced consonant): laughed, walked, stopped, talked.

/d/ (Verbs end with a voiced consonant): cried, listened, played. /Id/ (Verbs end with t or d): waited.

© Diana L. Portillo Rodríguez (2016)