Regular Verbs with sound of /d/
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Regular Verbs
Simple Present and Simple Past Tenses
This is a list of Regular Verbs. These verbs use -ed for the simple past tense. The –ed ending sounds
like /d/
I will read the base form and the simple past tense of the verb. Then, I will read the verb in two
sentences, a simple present tense sentence and a simple past tense sentence.
There will be time for you to repeat the verbs and sentences. Try it, it is good practice!
Base Past Sentences
Answer answered
Simple present tense I answer the questions in class every day.
Simple past tense I answered the questions in class yesterday.
Boil boiled
Simple present tense She boils water for tea every morning.
Simple past tense She boiled water for tea this morning.
Borrow borrowed
Simple present tense He usually borrows money from his family.
Simple past tense He borrowed $10 from me last week.
Call called
Simple present tense I call my mother every Sunday.
Simple past tense I called my mother last Sunday.
Carry carried
Simple present tense You always carry your books to school.
Simple past tense You carried your books to school today.
Clean cleaned
Simple present tense She cleans her apartment every weekend.
Simple past tense She cleaned her apartment last weekend.
Cover covered
Simple present tense The women always cover their hair with scarves.
Simple past tense The women covered their hair this morning.
