3.1.

Past Tense endings, plural and other -s

endings

Activity 3. Listen to the following sentences and circle the verb you
hear, past or present:

1. I always walk / walked away from fights.

2. I think they want / wanted to talk.
3. Me and my friends laugh / laughed a lot.
4. On Saturdays, we dance / danced all night.
5. I always hate /hated Sundays.
6. You never help / helped Alice.
7. They need / needed more time.
8. They paint / painted the walls every few years.

Activity 1. Listen to the following English rhymes in order to practice

the pronunciation of -s endings. Can you identify the pronunciation of the -
s? Is it /s/, /z/ or /iz/?
· Claire's chairs. /z/
· Bob's jobs. /z/
· Di's pies. /z/
· Rose knows. /z/
· Pat's hats. /s/

Activity 2. Listen to the following sentences and decide which sound is

left out in the pronunciation of the –s endings:

1. She never sends birthday cards. /d/

2. The lift’s broken. /t/
3. It tastes funny. /t/
4. That’s what he expects. /h/