Regular Past Pronunciation

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Regular Past Pronunciation

 The past simple tense and past participle of all regular

verbs end in -ed.

For example:

Verb Past simple Past participle

(infinitive)
work worked worked
Regular Past Pronunciation

How do we pronounce the -ed?

In 3 ways –
/id/
/ t/
/ d/
/Id/

decide
want
start /Id/
wait
visit
invite
/t/ or /d/
Let’s practice

worked walked liked wanted

washed loved missed answered
looked helped called asked
opened waited smiled played
visited changed started tempted
learned wanted lived happened
Let’s practice

invited tried washed

opened checked passed
stopped enjoyed worked
studied considered talked
loved tested
pulled asked
An easy way to remember how to
pronounce ED

The most important thing to remember is that

there are two main divisions.

Do you know which ones?

An easy way to remember how to
pronounce ED

1. words whose last letter is end /t/ or /d/

- the ED is pronounced as a syllable /id/

2. the REST of the words you can pronounce the ED

as /t/ or /d/ and people will understand.
In time you will learn when to pronounce the ED
as /t/ or /d/.
Speaking
Ask and Answer the following
questions


In pairs, ask and answer all the
questions affirmatively using the
regular past tense.

Pay special attention to the
pronunciation of the verbs.
The bank Robbery

Read the story and FOCUS on the –ed ending to the past tense
regular verbs.  
It was 80 degrees in the shade. A man wearing a heavy army jacket, a
pullover wool cap, and dark sunglasses walked /t/ into the First American
Bank at the corner of Maple and Main streets in downtown Short Beach.
The man walked /t/  up to the teller and held up a hand grenade for all to
see. He said, “Give me all your money, all the money in this bank, right
now!”
Everyone in the lobby screamed /d/ and started /id/  running, even the
security guard. Nervously, the young female teller handed /id/  the man
three big bags loaded /id/  with cash. He walked /t/  out the door. A
second later, one of the money bags exploded /id/,
/id/, covering him with
something red on all over his face. He yelled /d/  in pain and surprise, and
started /id/  walking around in circles because he couldn't see where he
was going.
He couldn’t see, but he could hear. He heard the police siren get closer.
Then he heard the police tell him to get down on his stomach on the
sidewalk and put his hands behind his back. They handcuffed /t/
 him and placed /t/  him in the back of the police car.
Seeing the hand grenade on the sidewalk, the police told everyone
to get back. They sealed /d/  off the whole block and called /d/ the
bomb squad. The bomb squad (a group of professionals disabling
bombs) came and examined /d/ the hand grenade. Then they
laughed /t/.
/t/. They told the police it was a fake. The hand grenade
was actually a harmless dummy, something a 12-year-old might
play with.
The police chuckled /d/.
/d/. The bank employees returned /d/ to work.
The bank customers returned/d/ to their lines. The bank robber,
hopefully, would never return.