Write past simple of these verbs. try, decide, play, want, live, hop, travel, skate, phone, stop, cry, marry, hug.

Here is the past simple form of the requested verbs, grouped by their spelling rules for better clarity. Regular Verbs ending in -ed For most verbs, you simply add -ed to the base form.

• Play $$ Played Want $$ Wanted

Verbs ending in -e If the verb already ends in -e, you only add -d.

• Decide $$ Decided Live $$ Lived Skate $$ Skated Phone $$ Phoned

Verbs ending in Consonant + Y If the verb ends in a consonant followed by -y, the -y changes to -i before adding -ed.

• Try $$ Tried Cry $$ Cried Marry $$ Married

Verbs with a Doubled Consonant If a short verb ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern, the final consonant is doubled before adding -ed.

• Hop $$ Hopped Stop $$ Stopped Hug $$ Hugged Travel $$ Travelled (British English) / Traveled (American English)

Summary Table

I can create a set of practice sentences using these verbs if you would like to test your knowledge.