Past Tense - Ed Endings
Past Tense - Ed Endings
Past Tense - Ed Endings
1. The past tense ending is pronounced [t] when the verb ends in any of the following voiceless
consonants sounds (regardless of its spelling):
[p]
dropped escaped helped hoped jumped slipped stopped shopped typed
[k]
asked baked cooked talked cracked hiked joked knocked locked looked packed picked smoked
walked worked
[f]
laughed
[s]
danced dressed fixed guessed kissed missed mixed passed pressed pronounced relaxed
[ʃ ]
brushed crashed finished pushed washed
[tʃ]
watched matched
2. The past tense ending is pronounced [d] when the verb ends in any of the following voiced
consonants sounds (regardless of its spelling) or vowel sound:
[b]
described robbed rubbed
[g]
tagged nagged hugged
[v]
arrived believed lived loved moved saved shaved
[z]
advised closed realized used surprised
[ʒ ]
massaged
[dʒ]
changed damaged encouraged
[m]
performed slammed welcomed claimed
[n]
burned cleaned earned explained happened imagined listened opened planned rained signed turned
[ŋ]
belonged banged
[l]
called filled jailed killed pulled traveled
[ð ]
bathed
[iy]
agreed carried studied worried
[ey]
played stayed
[ow]
followed showed snowed
[uw] [yuw]
booed interviewed
[aw]
allowed bowed
[ay]
cried died dried tried
[ɔy]
enjoyed destroyed
3. The past tense ending is pronounced [ɪd] when the verb ends in the consonant sounds [t] or
[d], thus, adding an extra syllable to the verb.
[t]
arrested collected contacted counted expected exported graduated hated hunted invited invented
painted planted printed presented protected rented repeated reported respected rested skated started
shouted treated visited waited wanted wasted
[d]
decided defended demanded divided ended expanded flooded included landed needed pretended
provided scolded