PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR/IRREGULAR VERBS: PRONUNCIATION

Irregular verbs: learn by heart.

REGULAR VERBS:

1. All regular verbs whose infinitives end in a vowel sound or a voiced consonantal
sound are pronounced /d/ in the past simple ( and past participle):

Vowels: play // - played /d /

Voiced consonantal sounds:
/b/ rub- rubbed /…bd/
/g/ tug- tugged /…gd/
/d / engage- engaged /…dd
/l/ fill- filled /…ld/
/m/ climb- climbed /…md/
/n/ listen- listened /…nd/
/r/ (AmE)- stir- stirred /… rd/ (BrE) /…d/
/v/ love- loved /…vd/
/z/ seize- seized /…zd/

2. All regular verbs whose infinitives end in a voiceless consonantal sound are
pronounced /t/:

/k/ look- looked /…kt/

/s/ pass- passed /…st/
/t/ watch- watched /…t/
/ / wash- washed /…t/
/ f / laugh- laughed /…ft/
/p/ stop- stopped /…pt/

3. All regular verbs whose infinitives end in sounds /t/ or /d/ are pronounced /d/:

/t/ invite- invited /…d/, admit- admitted /…d/

/d/ decide- decided /… d/