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Srarnmar

Simple past: Regular Prsnunciatisn
verbs
Affirmative 1 When the base form of the verb ends with a
voiced (hard) sound, -ed is pronounced /dL
rained /rernd/
lqred llmrl/
played lplerdl
2 When the base form of the verb ends with an
unvoiced (soft) sound, -ed is pronounced /t/.
wacched /wutJt/
liked /larkt/
stopped lstupt/
3 When the base form of the verb ends with sound
ldlor lt/, -ed is pronounced /ldL
started /sturt rd/
hated /hert rdl
decided ldrsaldld/
We make the simple past with the base form of
the verb + -ed.
walk t walked Simple past: lrregular uerbs
The simple past regular verbs have the same 1 lrregular verbs don't follow a pattern. You need
ending for all people. to learn them.
I go to the movie theater every night.
We use the simple past to describe an action
that started and finished in the past. i lwont to the movie theater last night,
We played tennis yesterday, 2 We can put irregular verbs into groups with
the same sound or spelling. This can help us to
5p*lling uariation$ remember them.
1 We usually form the simple past by adding -ed
to the base verb.
2 However, there are some spelling variations:
Verbs ending in *e. Add -d.
like t liked
arrive I arrived
Verbs ending with a consonant + -y. Change,y
to -i and add *ed.
tidy + tidied
hurry { hurried
study { studied
try * tried
cry t cried
Short verbs ending in a vowel plus a
consonant. Double the consonant and add -ed.
stop t stopped
rob I robbed
plan .f planned
prefer { preferred

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