General rule for regular verbs: Verb + ed
Watch => Watched
Verbs ending with "e" -> just add a "d"
· ex: love->loved
Verbs ending with a "c" -> simple past in "ck"
· ex: panic->panicked
Verbs ending with "y" (after a consonant) -> "y" becomes "i"
· ex: carry->carried,
· but obey->obeyed
The final consonant is dobled when :
The verb contains a syllable and ends with a brief vowel+consonant
ex: stop->stopped
basic form | past form | ||
be | was/were |