Simple Present ( Do and Does )

Used to describe habitual actions, routine and for opinions and beliefs.
3rd PERSON SINGULAR VERB PRONUNCIATION RULES FOR THE SIMPLE PRESENT
The auxiliaries are only used in questions, and in the negative form + not.

I,you,we,you,they He, she and it Sound Reason

CALL CALLS /Z/ VOICED - VIBRATION
WORK WORKS /S/ VOICELESS – NO VIBRATION
DRESS DRESSES /IZ/ SS
WATCH WATCHES /IZ/ CH
BRUSH BRUSHES /IZ/ SH
FIX FIXES /IZ/ X
STUDY STUDIES /IZ/ Y PRECEDED BY CONSONANT

Simple Past ( Did )

Used with definite past time and completed past actions
The auxiliary is only used in questions, and in the negative form + not.

Regular Verbs
Base Form Simple Past
STUDY STUDIED
TRAVEL TRAVELED
LIKE LIKED
NEED NEEDED
WANT WANTED
WORK WORKED

Irregular Verbs
Base Form Simple Past
BUY BOUGHT
DO DID
SPEAK SPOKE
DRINK DRANK
EAT ATE
GO WENT

Pronunciation rules for the regular verbs in the simple past.

Voiceless Voiced T and D Sounds
Passed /t/ Opened /d/ Wanted /id /
Missed /t/ Learned /d/ Needed /id /
Danced /t/ Traveled /d/ Studied /id /