英语的过去式是用来表示过去某个具体时间发生的动作或存在的状态。一般过去式的动词通常是在动词原形的基础上变化得到的。以下是英语过去式的一些基本规则和例子：
规则动词
在动词原形末尾加 `-ed`。例如：
talk -> talked
work -> worked
write -> wrote
walk -> walked
play -> played
以不发音的 `-e` 结尾的动词
直接加 `-d`。例如：
use -> used
move -> moved
use -> used
以辅音字母加 `-y` 结尾的动词
将 `-y` 变为 `-i` 再加 `-ed`。例如：
study -> studied
carry -> carried
worry -> worried
以重读闭音节结尾且末尾只有一个辅音字母的动词
双写末尾的辅音字母再加 `-ed`。例如：
stop -> stopped
plan -> planned
fit -> fitted
特殊不规则动词
有些动词的过去式是不规则的，需要单独记忆。例如：
be -> was / were
have -> had
do -> did
say -> said
get -> got
make -> made
go -> went
know -> knew
示例
规则动词：
play -> played
walk -> walked
want -> wanted
use -> used
以不发音的 `-e` 结尾的动词：
move -> moved
use -> used
come -> came
以辅音字母加 `-y` 结尾的动词：
study -> studied
carry -> carried
worry -> worried
以重读闭音节结尾且末尾只有一个辅音字母的动词：
stop -> stopped
plan -> planned
fit -> fitted
特殊不规则动词：
be -> was / were
have -> had
do -> did
say -> said
get -> got
make -> made
go -> went
know -> knew
