Irregular Verbs: d, l, n to t – Three Forms
Learn the three forms
The last sound changes to -t. British English also says burnt, learnt, smelt and spelt; American English prefers -ed.
bend – bent – bent
build – built – built
burn – burnt / burned – burnt / burned
learn – learnt / learned – learnt / learned
lend – lent – lent
send – sent – sent
smell – smelt / smelled – smelt / smelled
spell – spelt / spelled – spelt / spelled
spend – spent – spent