Why does the past tense of English verbs end with "- ed"? I want to know why the past tense uses "- ed" instead of other letter combinations, such as "- et" and "- EP". The progressive tense uses "- ing" instead of "- eng" and "- ong". Does "- ed" and "- ing have certain meanings, Even every letter has its original meaning Thank you for nine brothers. I didn't make it clear. Why do you add "- ed" to the past tense of verbs? Does "- ed" have any meaning? Prefixes, roots and suffixes in many English words have meanings, and many English-English dictionaries give explanations for etymology. So "- ed" should also be regarded as suffix. Does it have any original meaning? The etymological explanation of "- ed" in Webster's dictionary is as follows Etymology:Middle English ,from Old English -ed,-od,-ad; akin to Old High German -t,past participle ending,Latin -tus,Greek -tos,suffix forming verbals Another dictionary explains the etymology of "- ed": Etymology:as ending of past tense < ME < OE -ede,-ode,-ade,-de; as ending of past participles and analogous forms < ME < OE -ed,-od,-ad The above two dictionaries give the evolution of "- ed" form from Old English to Middle English to modern English, but neither of them gives its original meaning. This problem may belong to the field of linguistics. Please give some advice. For example, why do you add the auxiliary words am, is, are in the present continuous tense; why do you add the auxiliary words has, have in the present perfect tense? But I have made it clear. Add: small non English major, GRE words have been recited, passed Band 6, also passed the Shanghai advanced interpretation, English should be regarded as a beginner.

Words are evolved from language. ED is a syllable that is easy to occur. The past tense is very commonly used. ED is suitable. In the long-term evolution of language, it has been left behind. That's it. Of course, it's also random. In different situations, there may be others. It's better to choose "Le" in China. Do you find that "Le" is very similar to "Ed"

When do you want to double write the last letter and add ed? Engagement? CET-4 composition?
When do you want to double write the last letter and add ed in the past tense!
How to say the word engagement? I remember it's engagement, but the dictionary says it just means "make busy, recruit"
Grade 3.4 composition has the requirement of 1234. When writing those compositions, do you want to write them in the order he gave them? For example, in June 2004

Before the last letter is a vowel, double the last letter and add ed

What's the last letter with ED in the past tense?

If a word ends with a vowel letter (a, e, I, O, U) and other consonant letters other than y, it is generally necessary to double write the last letter and add ed, such as stop, drop, to write stopped, dropped
If the vowel letter with a direct ed at the end of Y is OK. Like play, stay, it should be written as played, stayed
If it ends with the letter Y, you should change y to I and ed. for example, study and cry should be written as studied and critted. For those ending with no letter E, you should add D directly, for example, like should be written as like
My understanding is that,
Of course, there are irregular verbs to memorize
The past tense and past participle of English irregular words
am\are\is was\were been
bear bore born
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burnt burnt
buy bought bought
can could
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgetten
freeze froze frozen
get got got
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
kneel knelt knelt
know knew known
lay laid laid
lean leant leant
leave left left
let let let
lie lay lain
lose lost lost
make made made
may might
mean meant meant
meet meet met
melt melted melted
pay paid paid
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
sew sewed sewn
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
smell smelt smelt
speak spoke spoken
speed sped sped
spell spelt spelt
spend spent spent
spin spun spun
spread spread spread
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sweat sweated sweated
sweep swept swept
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written

What's the last letter with ED in the past tense?

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