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REGULAR VERBS

WHAT IS THE SIMPLE PAST AND

WHEN DO WE USE IT?
THE

SIMPLE PAST IS THE MOST COMMON WAY OF

TALKING ABOUT PAST EVENTS OR STATES WHICH
HAVE FINISHED.

THE

SIMPLE PAST IS USED TO DESCRIBE AN ACTION

THAT OCCURRED AND WAS COMPLETED IN THE PAST.

REGULAR PAST SIMPLE FORMS

REGULAR PAST SIMPLE FORMS ARE FORMED BY ADDING -EDTO THE
INFINITIVE OF THE VERB.
STARTSTARTED
KILLKILLED
JUMPJUMPED

IF THE VERB ENDS IN E , YOU ADD D -> LIKE -> LIKED

IF THE VERB ENDS IN A CONSONANT AND Y, YOU CHANGE THE Y BY
THE I AND ADD ED. FOR EXAMPLE STUDY -> STUDIED

BUT IF THE WORD ENDS IN A VOWEL AND -Y, YOU ADD -ED.
-PLAYED

PLAY

WHAT ABOUT THE

PRONUNCIATION OF THE ED
ENDING?
/D/
ARRIVED
FAILED
AGREED

/T/

/D/

ASKED

WANTED

CROSSED

DECIDED

STOPPED

STARTED

RULES TO PRONOUNCE PAST

TENSE VERBS
1

ST

RULE.

IF THE VERB BASE ENDS IN A VOICELESS SOUND, THEN

THE ED ENDING SOUNDS LIKE T. VOICELESS CONSONANT
SOUNDS: P, F, K, S, SH, CH.

WORK /K/ -> WORKED /T/

DIVORCE /S/-> DIVORCED /T/
STOP /P/ -> STOPPED /T/
LAUGH /F/ -> LAUGHED /T/
COUGH /F/ -> COUGHED /T/

RULE. IF THE VERB BASE ENDS IN A VOICED SOUND, THEN

THE ED ENDING SOUNDS LIKE D. VOICED CONSONANT
SOUNDS: B, V, G, Z, J, L, M, N, R. ALL VOWEL SOUNDS
ARE VOICED.
ND

MOVE /V/ -> MOVED /D/

RETURN /N/-> RETURNED /D/
STAY /EI/ -> STAYED /D/
RAISE /Z/ -> RAISED /D/
TRAVEL /L/ -> TRAVELED /D/

RULE THE PAST TENSE (ED) IS PRONOUNCED AS (ID) WHEN

THE LAST SOUND IN THE PRESENT TENSE VERB IS T OR D
RD

-> STARTED /D/

START /T/
GRADUATE /T/-> GRADUATED /D/
VISIT /T/ -> VISITED /D/
-> DATED /D/
DATE /T/
ATTEND /D/-> ATTENDED /D/
ADD /D/ -> ADDED /D/