Form Simple Past Past Perfect Simple 2nd co lumn of irregular verbs Example : I spoke Example : I spoke had + 3rd column of irregular verbs Example: I had spoken regular verbs: infinitive + ed Example: I worked regular verbs: form of have + infinitive + ed Example: I had worked Exceptions Exceptions when adding ed : when the final letter is e , only add d Example: love - love d after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: admit - admi tt ed final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Exampl e : Example : travel - travelled after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - worr i ed but: play - pla y ed See also explanations on Simple Past and Past Perfect Simple Use We use Simple Past if we give past event...