Simple Past – Regular Verbs
S + V-ed … Time
– I worked hard yesterday.
– We visited a museum last week.
– Hilary climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
– The dog jumped out of the window two minutes ago.
– She worked in the garden half an hour ago.
But:
1. If a verb ends in -e, you add -d.
– decide – decided;
– like – liked.
2. If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is doubled before -ed.
– stop – stopped;
– skip – skipped;
– travel – travelled;
– plan – planned.
3. If a verb ends in consonant and -y, you take off the y and add –ied.
– try – tried;
– carry – carried.
4. If a verb ends in a vowel and -y, you add -ed.
– play – played;
– enjoy – enjoyed.
Simple Past – Regular Verbs, Pronunciation
Pronunciation
/t/
We pronounce the -ed as /t/ after unvoiced consonants, except /t/.
Examples:
1. walked /wɔːkt/;
2. helped /hɛlpt/;
3. laughed /lɑːft/;
4. crossed /kɹɒst/;
5. washed /wɔʃt/;
6. watched /wɑt͡ʃt/.
/d/
We pronounce the -ed as /d/ after voiced consonants, except /d/.
Examples:
1. robbed /ɹɒbd/;
2. listened /ˈlɪsn̩d/;
3. called /kɔːld/;
4. enjoyed /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪd/;
5. lived /lɪvd/;
6. stayed /steɪd/.
/id/
We pronounce the -ed as /id/ after /d/ and /t/.
Examples:
1. invited /ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/;
2. visited /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/;
3. decided /dɪˈsaɪ.dɪd/;
4. needed /ˈniːdɪd/;
5. waited /ˈweɪt.ɪd/;
6. greeted /ˈɡɹiːtɪd/.