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Double the consonant and add -ed to the verbs

ending in a single vowel and consonant

Verb Simple Past Tense

stop stopped

plot plotted

Change -y into -i and add -ed to the verbs ending in -y

Verb Simple Past Tense

fly flied

try tried

carry carried

study studied

2. Irregular Verb

Some verbs do not follow the rules to form the past tense

Verb Simple Past Tense Verb Simple Past Tense

beat beat build built
become became burn burnt
begin began burst burst
bend bent buy bought
bite bit catch caught
blow blew choose chose
break broke come came
bring brought cost cost

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