The document summarizes spelling rules for regular verbs in the past tense in English. It provides four rules: 1) For verbs ending in e, add d. 2) For verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant, change y to i and add ed. 3) For one-syllable verbs ending in a consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant and add ed. 4) For two-syllable stressed verbs ending in a consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant and add ed. It provides examples like lived, tried, shopped, and preferred to illustrate the rules.

1. Past Tense:
Regular Verbs

2. Spelling Rules for
Regular Verbs
Most regular verbs, add –ed to change to past tense:
walk + ed listen + ed need + ed
1. close-closed Rule 1: Final e, add d
live-lived
2. try-tried Rule 2: Final consonant + y, change y to i, + ed
dry-dried
study-studied

3. Spelling Rules for
Regular Verbs
3. shop-shopped Rule 3: One-syllable verbs ending in
stop-stopped consonant + vowel + consonant
double the final consonant
4. prefer-preferred Rule 4: Two syllable verbs with final
permit-permitted consonant + vowel + consonant
and the last syllable is stressed,
double final consonant
Remember:
Don’t double letters w, x, or y
Always double letter l (travel-travelled)

4. Online Practice
• Copy and paste this link to test yourself
on the spelling of regular verbs in the
past:
Which spelling is correct?
• http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/33
0/grammar/pasted1.htm