Past Tense

Past forms of verbs are divided in two groups:

Regular: You add (ed) to form their past

Irregular: They change completely or do not change at all

jumped

writewrote

putput

PRONUNCIATION OF THE “ED”

Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f – x – h - pronounce ED as “T” asked

bakedbrushed cooked

escaped finished jumped pushed

stopped talkedtyped worked

PRONUNCIATION OF THE “ED”

Voiced sound : – l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g – w – y – z – and vowel sounds (diphthongs) pronounce ED as “D” answered

arrivedcalled

cleanedclosed

diedloved

movedstudied

welcomedworried

PRONUNCIATION OF THE “ED”

T or D pronounce ED as “ID”

Arresteddecidedendedhated invited

inventedpaintedrentedstartedvisitedwaited

walked

wash

ed

waited

played

cooked

open

ed

talked

wave

d

landed

stayed

visited

HaveHad

GoWent

EatAte

SeeSaw

LeaveLeft

FlyFlew

WearWore

DoDid

MeetMet

RideRode

SingSang

BuyBought

MakeMade

ReadRead

RideRode

DrawDrew