In the English language, most regular verbs are turned into the past tense by adding ‘-ed’ to

the end of a base form of the verb.

Regular verbs examples:

•Wait → Waited
•Want → Wanted
•Ask → Asked
•Wash → Washed
•Cook → Cooked
•Walk → Walked
•Hunt → Hunted
•Adopt → Adopted

For past tense pronunciation for regular verbs, the final -ed ending has three different
pronunciations: /t/, /d/, and /id/.

Past Tense Pronunciation Rules:

Final -ed is pronounced /t/ after all voiceless sounds.
•Voiceless sounds are made by pushing air through your mouth; no sound comes from your
throat.

Past Tense Pronunciation Examples with regular verbs list

•Announce → Announced
•Cook → Cooked
•Walk → Walked
•Talk → Talked
•Finish → Finished
•Type → Typed
•Dance → Danced
•Watch → Watched
•Look → Looked
•Miss → Missed
•Rush → Rushed
•Hope → Hoped
•Wish → Wished
•Dress → Dressed
•Practice → Practiced
•Cough → Coughed
•Help → Helped
•Develop → Developed
•Knock → Knocked
•Snatch → Snatched
•Step → Stepped
•Punish → Punished
•Hush (up) → Hushed (up)
•Mix (up) → Mixed (up)
•Wrap → Wrapped
•Stalk → Stalked
•Fish → Fished
•Slap → Slapped
•Force → Forced
•Discuss → Discussed
•Hitchhike → Hitchhiked
•Laugh → Laughed
•Brush → Brushed
•Crash → Crashed
•Work → Worked
•Like → Liked
•Attack → Attacked
•Lock → Locked
•Stop → Stopped
•Ask → Asked
•Wash → Washed
•Brake → Braked
•Escape → Escaped
•Kiss → Kissed
•Trip → Tripped
•Jump → Jumped
•Promise → Promised
•Slip → Slipped
•Touch → Touched
•Fix → Fixed
•Piss (off) → Pissed (off)
•Pip → Ripped
•Check → Checked
•Pluck → Plucked
•Coax → Coaxed
•Rehearse → Rehearsed
•Curse → Cursed
•Jinx → Jinxed
•Banish → Banished
•Dunk → Dunked
•Push → Pushed
•Fake → Faked
•Flush → Flushed
•Back (up) → Backed (up)
•Place → Placed
•Reduce → Reduced
ED Pronunciation | The /d/ Sound
Pronunciation of ED Rules:

•Final -ed is pronounced /d/ after voiced sounds.

•The /d/ is blended together with the previous consonant and not pronounced as an extra
syllable.
•Voiced sounds come from your throat. Touch your neck when you make a voiced sound, you
can feel your voice box vibrate.
•Voiced consonant sounds: b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, r
•All vowel sounds are voiced.
ED Pronunciation Examples with regular verbs list

Live → Lived

•Climb → Climbed
•Phone → Phoned
•Wave → Waved
•Arrive → Arrived
•Clear → Cleared
•Study → Studied
•Open → Opened
•Enjoy → Enjoyed
•Copy → Copied
•Mail → Mailed
•Call → Called
•Borrow → Borrowed
•Hurry → Hurried
•Sign → Signed
•Play → Played
•Carry → Carried
•Move → Moved
•Pull → Pulled
•Wonder → Wondered
•Kill → Killed
•Marry → Married
•Believe → Believed
•Beg → Begged
•Prefer → Preferred
•Tease → Teased
•Close → Closed
•Accuse → Accused
•Stroll → Strolled
•Shrug → Shrugged
•Praise → Praised
•Follow → Followed
•Bog down → Bogged down
•Encourage → Encouraged
•Listen → Listened
•Tour → Toured
•Consider → Considered
•Travel → Traveled
•Stay → Stayed
•Rescue → Rescued
•Happen → Happened
•Destroy → Destroyed
•Refuse → Refused
•Die → Died
•Belittle → Belittled
•Question → Questioned
•Discover → Discovered
•Argue → Argued
•Try → Tried
•Cry → Cried
•Lie → Lied
•Use → Used
•Clean → Cleaned
•Love → Loved
•Design → Designed
•Change → Changed
•Join → Joined
•Grab → Grabbed
•Seem → Seemed
•Explain → Explained
•Rob → Robbed
•Continue → Continued
•Hire → Hired
•Store → Stored
•Heal → Healed
•Foster → Fostered
•Learn → Learned
•Sue → Sued
•Harm → Harmed
Past Tense Pronunciation for Regular Verbs | The /id/ Sound
Final -ed is pronounced /id/ after “T”, and “D” sounds. The sound /id/ adds a whole syllable
to a word.

Pronunciation of ED Examples with regular verbs list.

•Suggest → Suggested
•Vote → Voted
•Wait → Waited
•Want → Wanted
•Shout → Shouted
•Hunt → Hunted
•Adopt → Adopted
•Emigrate → Emigrated
•Start → Started
•Visit → Visited
•Investigate → Investigated
•Attend → Attended
•Affect → Affected
•Chat → Chatted
•Heat → Heated
•Sort → Sorted
•Regret → Regretted
•Wast → Wasted
•Interrupt → Interrupted
•Mind → Minded
•Sound → Sounded
•Count → Counted
•Demand → Demanded
•Hesitate → Hesitated
•Proceed → Proceeded
•Succeed → Succeeded
•Accept → Accepted
•Paint → Painted
•Contact → Contacted
•Hate → Hated
•Include → Included
•Land → Landed
•Need → Needed
•Recommend → Recommended
•End → Ended
•Grade → Graded
•Rate → Rated
•Hesitate → Hesitated
•Decide → Decided
•Interest → Interested
•Trade → Traded
•Last → Lasted
•Insist → Insisted
•Avoid → Avoided
•State → Stated
•Taste → Tasted
•Admit → Admitted
•Invent → Invented
•Create → Created
•Compete → Competed
•Intend → Intended
•Concoct → Concocted
•Request → Requested
•Disregard → Disregarded
•Assist → Assisted
•Ground → Grounded
•Lift → Lifted
•Overreact → Overreacted
•Bound → Bounded
•Pretend → Pretended
•Twist → Twisted
•Cheat → Cheated
•Outsmart → Outsmarted
•Disappoint → Disappointed
•Scold → Scolded
•Mistreat → Mistreated
•Attempt → Attempted
•Coexist → Coexisted
Pronunciation of ED | Picture
Pronunciation of ED Table: the /t/, /d/ and /id/ sound with regular verbs examples.

links to videos for further practice of pronunciation.

https://youtu.be/76JhzPSfDX8 https://youtu.be/Xa9pMj2leYc