The regular ending of the simple past

The regular ending of the simple past




The regular ending of the simple past is "ED"



1- Regular verbs that in the present end with: /p/ /k/ /s/ /sh/ /tch/ (sound) are pronounced /t/ in the past:



/t/

dance - danced ask - asked

notice - noticed like - liked

miss - missed finish - finished

stop - stopped watch - watched

walk - walked



2- Regular verbs that in the present end with: /t/ /d/ (sound) are pronounced /id/ in the past:



/id/

want - wanted expect - expected

wait - waited end - ended

rent - rented attend - attended

invite - invited need - needed

select - selected extend - extended



3- For the other endings it is pronounced /d/ (sound):



/d/

learn - learned arrive - arrived

listen - listened follow - followed

sign - signed order - ordered

live - lived answer - answered



Exercise:

Put these words into three lists: words ending with /d/ , /t/ , and /id/.



called waited listened talked tried looked

cooked started invited phoned rented lived

studied played stayed worked watched liked

wanted visited added fastened locked stowed