Simlp past

Regular verb 的 past tense 是加 –ed ,
例如:work-worked, watch-watched

當verb字尾部是 –e 只加 –d, 除了irregular verbs
die-died-died, close-closed-closed, phone-phoned-phoned

Irregular verbs 的 past tense和 past participle, 一定要背. 原因不是加 –ed 或加 -d 這麼簡單, 整個字轉了spelling,沒有 rule可以遵循.
例如 write-wrote-written, take-took-taken, drink-drank-drunk, stand-stood-stood, 要死記.
除了這一點之外, 一部分verbs 的past tense沒有變, 不用更改 例如 put-put-put 僅記這個list 的verbs

bet, burst, cast, cost, cut, hit, hurt, let, put, quit, read, reset, set, shed, shut, slit, split, spread, thrust, upset

當verb字尾部是 –ic 加 –ked
mimic-mimicked-mimicked, panic-panicked-picnicked, picnic-picnicked-picnicked,

當verb字尾部 consonant + y, -y 轉為 –ied
例如: carry-carried-carried, marry-married-married, fry-fried-fried
fly 是irregular verb. fly-flew-flown

字尾部 vowel + y,只加 –ed
例如: obey-obeyed-obeyed, pay-played-played, stay-stayed-stayed
pay 是irregular verb. pay-paid-paid

小心下列各字:
find (發現) -found-found
found (創立) -founded-founded
lie (躺著) -lay-lain
lie (說謊) -lied-lied
lay (放置, 產) -laid-laid
hang (懸掛) -hung-hung
hang (絞死) -hanged-hanged
see (看見) – saw-seen
saw (拉鋸) -sawed-sawn (US: sawed)

The list is not exhaustive.

注解:
vowel: a, e, i, o, u (共有 5 個)
其他 alphabets (共有 21 個) 是consonant (b, c, d……..x, y, z)


2012-02-25 09:16:26 補充：
Correction:

play-played-played

YES一定要背 和九因歌- irregular verbs - go went gone, do did done, come came come

regular verb + ed = play played, talk talked, look looked