Pronunciation of past simple regular verbs

Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs - ed Pronunciation

              / t /                           / d /                         / id /

stop = stopped	learn = learned	decide = decided
look = looked	listen = listened	want = wanted
wash = washed	play = played	start = started
watch = watched	enjoy = enjoyed	wait = waited
like = liked	live = lived	visit = visited
walk = walked	stay = stayed	invite = invited
help = helped	open = opened
work = worked	love = loved
change = changed	learn = learned
miss = missed	call = called
relax = relaxed	arrive = arrived
	smile = smiled
	clean = cleaned

• We pronounce / t / after voiceless sounds: / p /, / k /, / s /, / f / and voiceless / th / sound
• We pronounce / d / after voiced sounds: / b / , / g /, / v /, / z/ , / m/ , /n /, / l /, / r / , voiced / th / sound and all vowels.
• We pronounce / id / after / d / and / t / sounds.

Regular Past Tense Verb Pronunciation Practice

Read the following dialogue. Write the phonetic symbol representing the sound of the ed-ending above each past tense verb. Check your answers. Practice the dialogue aloud with a partner. Be sure to carefully pronounce all past tense endings!

Kathy: Tom, have you started your diet? I hope you haven’t gained weight.

Tom: I boiled eggs and sliced celery for lunch.

Kathy: Have you exercised at all?

Tom: I walked 5 miles and jogged in the park.

Kathy: Have you cleaned the house? Calories can be worked off that way.

Tom: I washed and waxed the floors. I even painted the bathroom.

Kathy: Who baked this apple pie? Who cooked this ham?

Tom: When I finished cleaning, I was starved. I prepared this food for dinner.

Kathy: Oh, no! I’ll take this food home so you won’t be tempted .

           I really enjoyed being with you. You diet is great!

Tom: What happened? Somehow, I missed out on all the fun.