Past Simple

Regular Verbs

Pronunciation
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I worked yesterday.
You finished your homework last night.
She tried to call you.
He cleaned the house last weekend.
The child cried all night.
I wanted to go to Paris 2 years ago.
I visited my parents the day before yesterday.
By the end of this lesson you will:

revise how to conjugate any REGULAR verb

in the past simple;
revise the spelling rules for -ed;
know the pronunciation of -ed.
 regular irregular

+ He worked until late. I had a good day.

- He didn't work until late. I didn't have a good day.

? Did he work until late? Did I have a good day?

short Yes, he did. Yes, I did.
answer No, he didn't. No, I didn't.
 Regular Verbs +ed Spelling

1. normally V+ed worked, visited, missed, watched, fixed

2. verbs ending in silent "e" +"d" danced, phoned, closed, died, loved

3. consonant+y - drop the y +ed cried, studied, fried, married, carried

4. vowel+y - keep the y+ed played, destroyed, enjoyed, stayed

5. CVC - last syllable, stressed - stopped, banned, preferred, hugged

double the last C
6. British English - exceptions cancelled, travelled, marvelled, levelled
 -ed Ending Pronunciation

1. [id] 2. [t] 3. [d]

wanted laughed loved
suggested stopped cried
recommended finished imagined
 1. [id] Pronunciation

1. verbs that finish in the sound

[t] or [d], the "ed" is read [id]
want wanted
hate hated
decide decided
start started
recommend recommended
 2. [t] Pronunciation

2. verbs that finish in voiceless

sounds, the "ed" is read [t]
stop [p] stopped
laugh [f] laughed
promise [s] promised
watch [tʃ] watched
finish [ʃ] finished
work [k] worked
 3. [d] Pronunciation

3. all the rest of the verbs (apart

from rule 1&2) the "ed" is read [d]
love loved
allow allowed
cry cried
clean cleaned
imagine imagined
Seems confusing?
 -ed Pronunciation Lifehack

Learn rule 1, the rest will come naturally

contributed
allowed
washed
preffered
liked
answered
finished
wanted
decided
 1. want
2. like
3. hate
4. stop
5. watch
6. finish
7. work
8. cry
9. clean
10. allow
 1. want
2. like
3. hate
4. stop
5. watch
6. finish
7. work
8. cry
9. clean
10. allow
Test Yourself
 Now you:

revised how to conjugate any REGULAR verb

in the past simple;
revised the spelling rules for -ed;
know the pronunciation of -ed.