Carmen from Hong Kong asks: May I ask what the past tense of build is? Should it be ‘builded’ or ‘built’? Are there any rules for us to follow, whether we need to add -ed or can it just ...

Most novels are written in the past tense. Readers are more familiar with this tense because they are used to being told a story that has already taken place. For most verbs you add an ‘ed’ at ...