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    The document summarizes spelling rules for forming the past simple tense of regular verbs in English. It lists six spelling rules: 1) verbs ending in -e add -d, 2) verbs not ending in -e add -ed, 3) verbs ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel double the consonant when adding -ed, 4) in two-syllable verbs the last consonant is doubled if the last syllable is stressed and has a single vowel before it, 5) -y becomes -i before adding -ed if preceded by a consonant, and 6) some verbs are irregular and have unique past forms. The document provides examples of verbs for each rule.

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    The document summarizes spelling rules for forming the past simple tense of regular verbs in English. It lists six spelling rules: 1) verbs ending in -e add -d, 2) verbs not ending in -e add -ed, 3) verbs ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel double the consonant when adding -ed, 4) in two-syllable verbs the last consonant is doubled if the last syllable is stressed and has a single vowel before it, 5) -y becomes -i before adding -ed if preceded by a consonant, and 6) some verbs are irregular and have unique past forms. The document provides examples of verbs for each rule.

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    Past Simple Spelling

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    The document summarizes spelling rules for forming the past simple tense of regular verbs in English. It lists six spelling rules: 1) verbs ending in -e add -d, 2) verbs not ending in -e add -ed, 3) verbs ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel double the consonant when adding -ed, 4) in two-syllable verbs the last consonant is doubled if the last syllable is stressed and has a single vowel before it, 5) -y becomes -i before adding -ed if preceded by a consonant, and 6) some verbs are irregular and have unique past forms. The document provides examples of verbs for each rule.

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    Past Simple spelling

    Simple Past of regular verbs is built by adding -ed or -d. It is sometimes necessary to
    introduce small changes in spelling of the word. The changes in question are listed in the
    irregular verbsbox provided below. As far as
     are concerned it is vital to know their forms in order to be able to build Simple Past
    Tense correctly.

    rule in�nitive past participle

    verbs ending with -e -d phone phoned

    smile smiled

    agree agreed

    lie lied

    verbs NOT ending with -e -ed ask asked

    clean cleaned

    follow followed

    video videoed

    verbs ending with a single consonant beg begged


    preceded by a single vowel double their
    consonant rub rubbed

    in two-syllable verbs the last consonant is prefer preferred


    doubled when the last syllable is stressed
    and it includes a single consonant refer referred
    preceded by a vowel
    occur occurred

    -y turns into -i when it is preceded by a -ed carry carried


    consonant
    deny denied

    fry fried

    try tried

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