Re: Where to find rules how English past tense and continuous tenses are formed?

On 2009-07-02 18:37:46 +0200, jerrry94087 <jerrry94087@xxxxxxxxx> said:

I found many pages with incorrect or incomplete rules.
Like this: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/pluralsv.htm
It doesn't mention the case when the verb ends with 'x' preceded by
single stressed vowel. Like tax->taxed.

Maybe you didn't look very hard. This rule seems to cover your case:

"4. If the verb ends in -s, -z, -x, -sh, and -ch, add -e before the -s ending
pass/passes, buzz/buzzes, coax/coaxes, wash/washes, watch/watches"


Is there a place on the web where correct rules are?
Not only for verbs but all of them.

I came from Russian speaking country and I remember that in school
textbooks it was explicit and extensive set of rules listing all
possible cases and exceptions.
Hard to believe that there is no website having the same information
for English language.

Probably you just need to look for one.


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athel

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