Regular verb worksheet for students to practice converting base forms to past simple tense.

Solution to the Regular Verbs Worksheet

This worksheet asks you to convert base form verbs into their past simple forms. For regular verbs, we typically add -ed to the base form.

Let’s go through each verb one by one:

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1. Help → Helped
(Add -ed)

2. Wash → Washed
(Add -ed)

3. Live → Lived
(Add -ed)

4. Arrive → Arrived
(Add -ed)

5. Play → Played
(Add -ed)

6. Enjoy → Enjoyed
(Add -ed)

7. Study → Studied
(Add -ed)

8. Cry → Cried
(Add -ed; note: "y" becomes "i" before adding -ed)

9. Stop → Stopped
(Add -ed)

10. Plan → Planned
(Add -ed)

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✔ Final Answers:

| Base Form | Past Simple |
|----------|-------------|
| Help | Helped |
| Wash | Washed |
| Live | Lived |
| Arrive | Arrived |
| Play | Played |
| Enjoy | Enjoyed |
| Study | Studied |
| Cry | Cried |
| Stop | Stopped |
| Plan | Planned |

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📝 Explanation:

- Regular verbs follow a consistent pattern in the past simple tense: add -ed.
- Some spelling rules apply:
- Verbs ending in -y (like *cry*) → change y to i, then add -ed → *cried*.
- Verbs ending in -e (like *live*, *arrive*) → just add -d → *lived*, *arrived*.
- Verbs ending in consonant + -l (like *plan*) → double the l? No, not here — only for words like *stop* (no doubling), but *plan* → *planned* (just add -ed).

✔ All these are regular verbs, so the rule is straightforward!

Let me know if you'd like this as a printable answer sheet!