Did you know…In American English, there are 3 different ways to pronounce the past tense -ed endings?
The voiceless /t/
The voiced /d/
And /id/
How do you know which one to use?
Well, you have to look at the root word.
If the root word ends in a voiceless sound, you’ll use the voiceless /t/.
For example: washed, worked, kissed, and hoped.
If the root word ends in a voiced sound, you’ll use a voiced /d/.
For example: called, lived, poured, and played.
If the root word ends in a T or D then it’ll be pronounced as /id/.
For example: started and landed.
A common problem, especially for native Spanish speakers, is to use the /id/ ending too often.
For example, washed becomes /woshid/ or /worked becomes /werkid/.
This is incorrect.
Now you try!
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