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Proff’s English World
Past Simple
The past simple tense is used for an action that finished in the past.
It is formed by adding “ed” to the infinitive of regular verbs, for example, visited or helped.
Jonathon visited hawaii last year. The humans helped Dracula to find Jonathon.
Spelling rules
For most verbs add “ed”:
Play C played
For verbs ending in “e” add “d”:
Like C liked
For verbs with a short vowel followed by a single consonant, double the consonant and add “ed”:
stop C stopp Cstopped
For verbs ending in “l” and add “led”:
Travel C Travelled
For verbs ending in consonant + “y”, remove the “y” and add “ied”:
marry C marr C married