Past Tense:Regular Verbs

Listening / PronunciationKristi Reyes

MiraCosta College

Regular Verbs

• Regular verbs in past have final –ed

• Spelling: usually add –ed

Spelling Rules for Regular Verbs

Most regular verbs, add –ed to change to past tense:walk + ed listen + ed need + ed

1. closelive

2. trydryhurry

Spelling Rules for Regular Verbs

Most regular verbs, add –ed to change to past tense:walk listen need

1. closelive

2. trydryhurry

Spelling Rules for Regular Verbs

3. shopsob

4. preferpermit

Online Practice

• Click this link to test yourself on the spelling of regular verbs in the past:

• Which spelling is correct?

Pronunciation

• -ed can be pronounced in the following ways:

/t/ /d/ /id/

Pronunciation of -edWhich is the correct pronunciation of the –ed in these regular verbs?

Click to see.

• Three different pronunciations of -ed

1. /t/ 2. /d/ 3. /id/

liked

stayed

helped

looked

rained

assisted

closed

watched

called

decided

painted

wanted

Practice

• Listen to the pronunciation of the verbs as and repeat to practice your pronunciation

• Use the dictionary at http://msn.dictionary.com to look for the definitions of any words you don’t know

• Put on your headphones and get ready

Verbs that have -ed

•-ed pronounced as /t/

/t/ pronunciation of -ed

• announced • asked • baked• balanced • brushed • developed• dressed• dropped• faxed• fixed• hopped

•hoped•impressed •increased •influenced •introduced•liked •locked•missed •packed•parked•passed•practiced

•produced•promised•reduced•relaxed•replaced •searched•stopped•talked•washed•watched•worked

Verbs that have -ed

•-ed pronounced as /d/

/d/ pronunciation of -ed

• allowed • amused • analyzed• annoyed • answered • apologized • appeared • approved• argued• arranged • arrived

•belonged •boiled •borrowed•burned •called•carried•caused•changed •cleaned •closed•complained

/d/ pronunciation of -ed

• concerned • confused • considered • contained • continued • copied • covered • damaged • delivered • described • deserved • destroyed

•fired •followed •formed •fried•happened •hurried•identified •ignored •imagined •improved•informed

• disagreed • disappeared • discovered • emptied• enjoyed • entered • examined• excused • exercised • explained• filed• filled

/d/ pronunciation of -ed•paused•planned•played•preferred•pulled •rained•raised•realized •received•recognized•refused•remained•remembered

•learned•lied•listened•lived•managed•measured •moved•observed •offered •opened •ordered •owed•owned

•removed •repaired •served •shared•signed •stayed•supplied•supposed •surprised•tied•typed•used•worried

Verbs that have -ed

•-ed pronounced as /id/

/id/ pronunciation of -ed

• applauded • appreciated • arrested • collected• communicated• completed • concentrated • connected • consisted • corrected • counted

•depended •detected •divided•ended •existed •expected•folded •included •interested •interrupted •invented

/id/ pronunciation of -ed

• repeated • reported • requested • separated • started • subtracted• succeeded• suggested• supported • traded• trusted• visited• waited• wanted

•invited•needed•painted •parted •pasted •permitted•planted •prevented•protected •provided •recorded•regretted •rejected•reminded

Test Yourself

• Use these internet links to practice your listening / pronunciation of regular verbs in the past tense:

• http://evaeaston.com/pr/t-d-Id-pattern.html (this one takes a while to download, so be patient)

• http://perso.orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/prononciation/ed.htm

• http://www.isabelperez.com/pastendings.htm

Any questions?

• Ask the instructor