Parts of Speech / Regular Verbs
LESSON 45 OF 261 · 5 MIN READ

Regular Verbs — Consonant and y

Learn to use regular Verbs — Consonant and y to build clearer English sentences.

Let’s understand it

After a consonant, final y changes to i before -ed and -es. Keep y before -ing.

The building rule

study → studied / studies / studying. Vowel + y keeps y.

See it in a sentence

carry → carried → carried → carrying → carries

play → played / plays

A spelling reminder

A consonant before y changes the past ending; ing keeps the y.

Watch out

Wrong: studyed / studing. Correct: studied / studying.

TRY IT YOURSELF

A quick check

A wrong answer is a chance to learn. Use the hint and try again.