POLITECNICO JAIME ISAZA CADAVID

Level _______ Unit _______ Topic : Pronouncing Past Tense regular verbs Prepared by: Mónica Mier Madrid

Student: _________________________________________________ Source: English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers, Consonants.

PRONOUNCING PAST TENSE VERBS

WRITE 1: Classify the following verbs according to the way they sound in past tense. Write
their correct spelling in past tense.
VERBS [d] [t] [Id]

1. look 15. wash 29. cough 43. play loved looked ended
2. end 16. drip 30. taste 44. shout
3. love 17. live 31. pack 45. climb
4. miss 18. clean 32. dream 46. decide
5. stay 19. stare 33. iron 47. step
6. add 20. need 34. push 48. laugh
7. stop 21. fold 35. ask 49. wait
8. fill 22. start 36. whisper 50. talk
9. hunt 23. pass 37. trade 51. invite
10. work 24. study 38. paste 52. sneeze
11. burn 25. print 39. hop 53. kiss
12. pick 26. follow 40. phone 54. enjoy
13. want 27. sound 41. lift 55. kill
14. rain 28. place 42. walk 60. help

LISTEN 1: Listen to each-3 word series after your teacher or instructor on the tape.
Underline the ONE word in each group that has a different [–ed] sound than the others
Example: placed pleased played
1. stopped started stated
2. finished followed phoned
3. loved looked liked
4. tasted traded taped
5. cooked cleaned baked
6. packed pasted passed
7. ironed sewed mended
8. whispered shouted screamed
9. skipped hopped lifted
10. pushed pulled raised

PRONOUNCE: Read the following sentences aloud. Be sure to pronounce the [–ed] ending
in the past tense verbs correctly.
 -ed = [d] -ed = [t] -ed = [Id]

We played a game. She cooked dinner. He avoided his boss.

He moved again. The boy danced all night. I rested at home.
Ted stayed out late. The bus stopped in the road. The car started.
I mailed a letter. Mom baked a pie. Mike needed money.
We opened a window. She finished early. Our house was painted.
Sue packed her suitcase and waited for a taxi.
[t] [Id]
Tim cashed a check and deposited the money.
[t] [Id]
The children played games and jumped rope.
[d] [t]
I studied hard but failed the test.
[d] [d]
He listened while I showed photos and talked about my trip.
[d] [d] [t]

LISTEN 2: Your teacher or the instructor on the tape will present the following sentences
using ONE of the words in parentheses. Listen carefully and underline the verb you hear.
Example: They (start started) school in September.
1. We (live lived) in Spain.
2. The stores (open opened) on Monday.
3. The farmers (plant planted) corn.
4. We (talk talked) about our problems.
5. The banks (loan loaned) money.
WRITE 2: Read the following sentences aloud. Choose the correct past tense verb from the
list to fill in the blanks. In the brackets, write either [d], [t], or [Id] to represent the –ed sound
in the verb.
painted mailed danced washed waited
lived deposited asked walked talked
1. We ________________________ the rumba and tango. [ ]
2. She ____________________ on the phone for an hour. [ ]
3. Dad _________________the fence green. [ ]
4. The student ___________________three questions. [ ]
5. They _____________________15 minutes for the bus. [ ]
6. I’ve ____________________ in the same house for four years. [ ]
7. My father __________________ a letter. [ ]
8. The man ____________________ five miles. [ ]
9. I ___________________ my check in the bank. [ ]
10. He ______________________ his car with a hose. [ ]
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