Verbs in the Past Tense When a verb has the ending _ed, it tells you that the ac:on happened in the past •  Regular verbs add _ed to make the past tense •  Pick + ed = picked •  Laugh + ed = laughed •  Happen + ed= happened •  Shout + ed = shouted •  Whisper + ed= whispered •  Add two of your own Generally, if the inﬁniEve ( to clap, to stop) ends in a single vowel (a,e,i,o,u) + a single consonant, you double the consonant before adding –ed •  Clap +p + ed = clapped •  Stop +p + ed= stopped •  Hop +p + ed= hopped •  Rub +b + ed= rubbed •  Add two of your own •  If the verb ends in an e, you just add d •  Smile + d = smiled •  Hike + d = hiked •  Tickle + d = Eckled Add two more of your own •  If the verb ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add ed •  Cry + I = cried •  Copy + i = copied •  Hurry + I = hurried •  Add two more of your own •  If the verb ends in a vowel + y, just add _ed •  Play + ed =played •  Stay + ed=stayed •  Obey + ed=obeyed •  Add two of your own •  If the verb ends in ie, just add _d •  Tie + d =Eed •  Lie + d= lied •  Can you think of another? Excep:ons: Verbs which do not use _ed endings in the past tense •  Lay – •  Fly – •  Pay – •  Feed – •  Sleep -‐ •  Take-‐ •  Keep – •  Give -‐ How do these change in past tense? Can you see any paRerns? Which others can you think of?