Regular verbs are verbs that form their past form and past participle by adding d or ed to the base form.
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.
You needed me
I (1)_________ a tear
You (2)___________ it dry
I was (3)________________
You (4) ______________ my mind
I (5)_____________ my soul
You (6)________________ it back for me
And (7) _____________ me up and (8)___________ me dignity
Somehow you (9)______________ me.
Chorus
You (10) __________ me strength
To stand alone again
To face the world
Out on my own again
You (11) _________ me high upon a pedestal
So high that I (12) __________ almost see eternity
You needed me
You needed me
And I can't believe it's you I can't believe it's true
I needed you and you (13) __________ there
And I'll never leave, why should I leave
I'd be a fool
'Cause I've finally (14)___________ someone who really cares
You (15)___________ my hand
When it (16) ________ cold
When I (17) _______ lost
You(18)_______ me home
You (19)___________ me hope
When I (20)_________ at the end
And (21) _____________ my lies
Back into truth again
You even (22)____________me friend
Repeat Chorus
You _____________ me
You _____________ me
You needed me
I cried a tear
You wiped it dry
I was confused
You cleared my mind
I sold my soul
You bought it back for me
And held me up and gave me dignity
Somehow you needed me.
Chorus
You gave me strength
To stand alone again
To face the world
Out on my own again
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity
You needed me
You needed me
And I can't believe it's you I can't believe it's true
I needed you and you were there
And I'll never leave, why should I leave
I'd be a fool
'Cause I've finally found someone who really cares
You held my hand
When it was cold
When I was lost
You took me home
You gave me hope
When I was at the end
And turned my lies
Back into truth again
You even called me friend
Repeat Chorus
You needed me
You needed me
Here are some spelling rules for forming the past form and the past participle of regular verbs:
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For verbs ending in e, add d.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle agree agreed agreed believe believed believed cure cured cured tie tied tied -
For one-syllable verbs ending in a vowel plus a consonant other than w, x, or y, double the last consonant and add ed.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle ban banned banned clot clotted clotted flip flipped flipped tag tagged tagged -
For some verbs ending in a vowel plus w, add ed.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle flow flowed flowed row rowed rowed gnaw gnawed gnawed paw pawed pawed Exceptions: blow, draw, grow, hew, know, mow, outgrow, overdraw, overthrow, saw, sew, show, sow, strew, throw, withdraw. See The Past Form and Past Participle of Irregular Verbs.
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For verbs ending in a vowel plus x, add ed.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle mix mixed mixed relax relaxed relaxed -
For some verbs ending in a vowel plus y, add ed.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle display displayed displayed employ employed employed enjoy enjoyed enjoyed pay (let out rope) payed payed relay relayed relayed Exceptions: buy, gainsay, inlay, lay, mislay, overlay, overpay, pay, prepay, repay, say, slay, underpay, unsay. See The Past Form and Past Participle of Irregular Verbs.
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For two-syllable verbs ending in a vowel plus a consonant other than w, x, or y, double the last consonant and add ed when the stress is on the last syllable.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle occur occurred occurred permit permitted permitted prefer preferred preferred The last consonant is not doubled when the stress is on the first syllable.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle cancel canceled canceled glisten glistened glistened mirror mirrored mirrored Please note that in British English, the consonant l is doubled even though the stress is on the first syllable.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle cancel cancelled cancelled level levelled levelled marvel marvelled marvelled ravel ravelled ravelled revel revelled revelled travel travelled travelled -
For verbs ending in a consonant plus y, change the y to i and add ed.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle cry cried cried defy defied defied pity pitied pitied rely relied relied -
For verbs ending in ic, change the c to ck and add ed.
Base Form Past Form Past Participle frolic frolicked frolicked mimic mimicked mimicked panic panicked panicked picnic picnicked picnicked traffic trafficked trafficked
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