In this section, you can learn about the past. To talk about the past you need to conjugate the verbs. In English there are two big groups of verbs: regular and irregular.
When a regular verb is conjugated into the simple past you just need to add “ED”. Check the verbs and their pronunciation.
Examples
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Verbs ending in -e
If the verb in simple form ends with an “e” just add a “d” to make the past form .
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Verbs ending in -Y - i
If the verb in simple form ends with a consonant + y , change it to “i” and add “ed”.
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Verbs ending in vowel + -Y
If the verb ends with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + y, just add “ed”.
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One syllable verbs
Finally, if the verb has only one syllable and the ending structure is consonant + vowel + consonant. Double the final consonant and then add “ed”.
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Pronunciation
There are three different ways to pronounce regular verbs /ɪd/, /t/ or /d/.
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/ɪd/, /t/ , /d/ are phonetic symbols that represent a sound. Click on the 🔊 to listen how to pronounce them. |
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| /ɪd/ | /t/ | /d/ |
| If the verb in the past ends in “ted” or “ded” you pronounce it as /ɪd/. | If the verb in simple form ends with these sounds p, k, sh, ch, c, x, s, h, you pronounce it as /t/. | If the verb in simple form ends with these sounds l, n, m, r, b, v, g, y, z, or any vowel sound, you pronounce it as /d/. |
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Check the following regular verbs, write their conjugation in the past. Finally, write the right pronunciation