Listen and then practice saying the words.
- I got everything I wanted.
- He looked beyond my faults.
- She used to play with dolls.
- We worked for 35 years before retiring.
- They called us the greatest team to have ever played.
- We tried to do everything possible.
- The police asked us dozens of questions.
- Dad needed some time off from work.
- It seemed to be impossible.
- The teacher helped me to learn a lot!
- We talked on the phone for hours.
- The fire started in the kitchen.
- The taxi turned left at the light.
- I played tennis on Saturday.
- She moved to a different city.
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Listen and then practice saying the words.
The teacher liked reading aloud to the class.
I’ve lived here my entire life.
She believed working hard would bring success.
Nothing has happened for two hours.
Provided that there are enough seats, you can come on the trip.
It included transportation as part of the package.
Mom continued working until everything looked perfect.
He changed his career after graduation.
They ate dinner and then watched TV.
The lions followed their prey for miles.
practice 2
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Regular Verbs ending in ED
Pronouncing regular past tense verbs ending in ed is hard for many EngliOf course, manyearners. Many of my students are excellent, but messing up saying a regular verb ending can damage how others perceive their English skill level. In this lesson, we learn some important topics on this matter so that you can avoid this big mistake.
The Three Options
The main challenge with saying regular verbs in the simple past tense is that there are three ways to pronounce “ed.” The three ways to end a regular ed verb are with a “t,” “d,” and “id” sound.
Two of these three sounds are very similar. For many students, the t and the d are almost indistinguishable from each other. Yet, the third one is very different because it makes a separate syllable.
Luvid?
So, when even advanced students pronounced loved as “lovid” and not “luvd,” that’s a big problem. It doesn’t sound good.
Many of my students are excellent, but messing up saying a regular verb ending can damage how others perceive their English skill level. But there is a simple grammar rule to avoid this mistake. Before saying the verb ending, just ask yourself one simple question.
The one Grammar Rule to know!
Does this verb end in a T or D? If it does, then the ending will sound like id and have a separate syllable. Listen to an example. The verb to want sounds like wanted which ends in t. The verb to need sounds like needed in the past tense. That verb ends in D. This grammar word is simple to learn and will never fail you. More examples are started, ended, accepted, avoided, and decided.
Other verbs have the t or d sound. Here are some examples of those.
Laughed, Helped, Looked. These all have the t sound at the end. Versus;
Called, Loved, Entered. All of these have the D sound at the end.
Summary
As we’ve learned, the best way to master pronouncing the ED verbs is by learning the simple grammar rule. But don’t only learn this rule. Practice making these sounds by using our online lesson.
This is the grammar rule and a big trick I teach my students. Only the verbs that end in d or t get the “id” sound at the end. This rule includes the verbs wanted, needed, started, and ended. Each of these infinitives’ last consonant ends in a t or d. This is the one rule to know!
For additional practice with ED verbs, you can check out part 2 of this set.
