PAST TENSE OF

REGULAR VERBS
WE HAVE THREE RULES TO PRONOUNCE ED AT
THE END OF THE REGULAR VERBS
• Wheh the regular verb in it infinitive form ends in a d or t sound we pronounce the ed as
ɪd

Regular Verb
Need /nid/ Needed
Last /læst/ Lasted
Plead /læst/ Pleaded
Accept /ækˈsɛpt/ Accepted
Waste /weɪst/ Wasted
Wait /weɪt/ Wait
 RULES
• When the regular verb in it infinitive form ends a voice* consonant sound or vowel sound we
pronounce the ed at the end of the word as “d”, not “t” but “d”. That is because “d” sound is a
voiced sound too.
Consonant Regular Verb V past Consonant Regular Verb V past
Past p Past p
g Unplug /ʌnˈplʌg/ Unpluged n Rain /reɪn/ Rained
l Sail /seɪl/ Sailed m Affirm /əˈfɜːrm/ Affirmed
r Fear /fɪr/ Feared ŋ Belong /bɪˈlɔŋ/ Belonged
v Love /lʌv/ Loved ð Bathe /beɪð/ Bathed
z Gaze /geɪz/ Gazed ʒ Sabotage /ˈsæbə Sabotaged
ˌtɑʒ/
w Allow /əˈlaʊ/ Allowed ʤ Judge (dʒʌdʒ) Judged
ɪ Spy /spaɪ/ Spied

• A voiced sound is one in which the vocal cords vibrate, and a voiceless sound is one in which they
do not
 RULES
• When a verb in it infinitive form ends in a unvoiced* consonant sound we pronounce the
ed as a “t,” so not “id”, not “d” but “t”. That is because “t” sound is a voiceless sound.

Consonant Regular Verb V past

Past p
p Tape /teɪp/ (grabar) Taped
s (s) Face /feɪs/ (enfrentar) Faced
Ch (ʃ) Watch /wɑtʃ/ Watched
Sh (ʃ) Wash /wɒʃ/ Washed
f (f) Laugh /læf/ Laughed
sk Ask /æsk/ Asked
ks Relax /rɪˈlæks/ Relaxed

• A voiced sound is one in which the vocal cords vibrate, and a voiceless sound is one in which they
do not
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