Here are some examples:
* Walk - walked
* Talk - talked
* Play - played
* Run - ran
* Jump - jumped
For verbs that end in a consonant + "y," you need to change the "y" to "i" before adding the "-ed" suffix.
Here are some examples:
* Cry - cried
* Try - tried
* Carry - carried
For verbs that end in a vowel + "y," you can simply add the "-ed" suffix.
Here are some examples:
* Play - played
* Stay - stayed
* Pay - paid
There are a few irregular verbs in English that do not follow these rules. The past participle of these verbs needs to be memorized.
Here are some examples of irregular verbs:
* Be - been
* Have - had
* Do - done
* Go - gone
* See - seen