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Grammar and Linguistics > TRAVELED OR TRAVELLED? REGULAR OR IRREGULAR VERBS?
TRAVELED OR TRAVELLED? REGULAR OR IRREGULAR VERBS?
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nuroma
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TRAVELED OR TRAVELLED? REGULAR OR IRREGULAR VERBS?
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Which one is correct? Which one is the past simple of travel? And can we know if the past of a verb is regular or irregular or the only way to know it is to memorize them? Thanks :)
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24 May 2012
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havpa
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Travelled |
24 May 2012
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nuroma
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Thank you, but I don �t understand why do we double the last consonant because the word "travel" is not a monosyllable... |
24 May 2012
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korova-daisy
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The difference is between Am.E. with one "l" and Br.E. with double"l" both in Past Simple/Past Participle (traveled/traveled - travelled/travelled) and Participle I (traveling/travelling).
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24 May 2012
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mfraczek
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You can spell it both ways : travelled is the English spelling whereas traveled is the American one. Hope it helps.... |
24 May 2012
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mjpa
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Nuroma: The correct word is travelled, with two ls. It�s an exception, that�s the reason why it�s this way even though there is another reason more important. It�s an exception because of the stress. That�s why it doubles the l. I know it is because of that, of the stress even though i can�t explain it really well know. I don�t know the rule exactly. I always tell my students that monosylable verbs double the consonant when they finish with a vowel and a consonant (just one) as in stop or rob (even though I know that is not really correct because it�s for the stress) and that there is an exception which is travel.
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24 May 2012
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