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| can anyone help me. I need to know what the rules are for the pronounciation of thfinal 'ed' in past tense verbs are. I have no idea what to look for on the internet, I have tried serch engines but have had no luck. Thankyou. Megan. |
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| You have to check the final sound of the infinitive (without the -ed ending) and then apply the rule: 1- if the final sound is /t/ or /d/ (e.g. "start", "decide") then the -ed ending is pronounced /id/ 2- if the final sound is voiceless, that is /p, t, k, f, s and the final sounds of wash or reach, then the -ed ending is pronounced /t/. [I'm sorry, but I don't know how to write phonetic symbols here] 3- if the final sound is any other, that is the rest of the consonant sounds and all the vowels, then the pronunciation of the -ed ending is /d/ So there are three possible pronunciations for an -ed ending. This is one of the few things in English whose pronunciation you can predict I have found this page about it. I hope you find it useful: FORM OF THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE WITH REGULAR VERBS Last edited by ana2005; 01-Nov-2006 at 19:20. |
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| Ana's answer is fine. I'd just add that among the (many, I'm afraid b |
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