Parts of Speech / Regular Verbs
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.