Past Tense

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PAST TENSE

The past tense of most verbs are formed by

adding ed. Past tense verbs tell us that an action has

already happened. If the verb ends with e only d

needs to be added.

like — liked

end — ended

When a verb ends with ay, then ed is added.

stay — stayed

If the verb only ends with a y. Then change the y to i

and add ed

multiply — multiplied