1 Write the past simple of the verbs in the list in
the correct box.
cry, dance, plan, stay, call, manage, try, delay,
spell, arrive, quarrel, rob, worry, care, destroy,
fry, stop, enjoy, die, like, travel, play
-e.d
danced,
stressed vowel between planned,
two consonants ed
consonant. y → ied cried,
vowel.y.ed
stayed,
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verbs ending in
called,
cry - cried
To form the past simple of "cry," we change the "-y" at the end of the verb to "-ie" and add "-d."
dance - danced
To form the past simple of "dance," we simply add "-d" to the end of the verb.
plan - planned
To form the past simple of "plan," we add "-ned" after double consonants (in this case, "nn").
stay - stayed
To form the past simple of "stay," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
call - called
To form the past simple of "call," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
manage - managed
To form the past simple of "manage," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
try - tried
To form the past simple of "try," we add "-ied" after changing the "-y" to "-i."
delay - delayed
To form the past simple of "delay," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
spell - spelled
To form the past simple of "spell," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
arrive - arrived
To form the past simple of "arrive," we add "-d" to the end of the verb.
quarrel - quarreled
To form the past simple of "quarrel," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
rob - robbed
To form the past simple of "rob," we add "-bed" after changing the "-o" to "-o."
worry - worried
To form the past simple of "worry," we add "-ied" after changing the "-y" to "-i."
care - cared
To form the past simple of "care," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
destroy - destroyed
To form the past simple of "destroy," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
fry - fried
To form the past simple of "fry," we add "-ied" after changing the "-y" to "-i."
stop - stopped
To form the past simple of "stop," we add "-ped" after a stressed vowel.
enjoy - enjoyed
To form the past simple of "enjoy," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
die - died
To form the past simple of "die," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
like - liked
To form the past simple of "like," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
travel - traveled
To form the past simple of "travel," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
play - played
To form the past simple of "play," we add "-ed" to the end of the verb.
I hope this explanation is clear and helps you understand the formation of the past simple tense for each verb in the list.