① 一般情况下,在动词原形后直接加ed.
如:wanted,played.
② 以不发音的字母e结尾的动词,直接加d.
如:hoped,lived.
③ 重读闭音节单词需双写最后一个辅音字母,再加ed.如:stopped,shipped.
④ 以辅音字母+y结尾的动词变y为i,再加ed.
如:studied,worried.
⑤ 有些动词不符合上面的规则,需要特殊记忆.
如:am(is)-was,are-were,go-went,eat-ate,
swim-swam,buy-bought,see-saw,
teach-taught,bring-brought,think-thought,
fall-fell,hurt-hurt,break-broke,win-won,
lose-lost