Pronunciation of the Simple Past

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Pronunciation of the Simple Past

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Getting started: Case 1: /d/

Instructions: Read the information to know about Case 1 /d/

When -ed is preceded by a voiced sound (I, v, m, n, r, b, w, y or z) or by a vowel sound, it is pronounced /d/.

Verb Simple past Verb Simple past
live livedvolume_up carry carriedvolume_up
study studiedvolume_up carve carvedvolume_up
stay stayedvolume_up change changedvolume_up
answer answeredvolume_up close closedvolume_up
allow allowedvolume_up describe describedvolume_up
call calledvolume_up die diedvolume_up
capture capturedvolume_up listen listenedvolume_up
Case 3: /ed/

When -ed is preceded by the voiceless sound t or the voiced sound d, it is pronounced /ed/

Instructions: Click on each icon to listen and repeat the verbs.

Verb Simple past
need neededvolume_up
add addedvolume_up
direct directedvolume_up
invent inventedvolume_up
migrate migratedvolume_up
rest restedvolume_up
start startedvolume_up
want wantedvolume_up

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Irregular verbs

Instructions: Click on each icon to listen and repeat the verbs.

Group Verb Simple past
GROUP 1: No change put volume_up putvolume_up
cutvolume_up cutvolume_up
costvolume_up costvolume_up
shutvolume_up shutvolume_up
GROUP 2: Final d changes to t sendvolume_up sentvolume_up
buildvolume_up builtvolume_up
lendvolume_up lentvolume_up
GROUP 3: Vowel changes to a swimvolume_up swamvolume_up
singvolume_up sangvolume_up
beginvolume_up beganvolume_up
ringvolume_up rangvolume_up
runvolume_up ranvolume_up
GROUP 4: Vowel changes to long o writevolume_up wrotevolume_up
wakevolume_up wokevolume_up
stealvolume_up stolevolume_up
wearvolume_up worevolume_up
speakvolume_up spokevolume_up
GROUP 5: Simple past ends on - ought or - aught fightvolume_up foughtvolume_up
catchvolume_up caughtvolume_up
teachvolume_up taughtvolume_up
buyvolume_up boughtvolume_up
GROUP 6: Long to short vowel change, with d or t ending losevolume_up lostvolume_up
keepvolume_up keptvolume_up
leavevolume_up leftvolume_up
feelvolume_up feltvolume_up
meanvolume_up meantvolume_up