Here's why:
* Regular verbs form their past tense by adding "-ed" (e.g., walked, played, talked).
* Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that don't follow the "-ed" rule.
The past tense of "speak" is "spoke", not "speaked".
Here's why:
* Regular verbs form their past tense by adding "-ed" (e.g., walked, played, talked).
* Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that don't follow the "-ed" rule.
The past tense of "speak" is "spoke", not "speaked".