Simple Past Review: -ed spelling and pronunciation

This tense is used to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

Which are some characteristics of the past simple?

• We use "was" and "were" for the verb To Be

• It is used for completed actions in the past

• It adds "ed" at the end of the regular verbs

• Its negative forms are "did not", "was not" or "were not"

What are regular verbs?

• Regular verbs follow a regular pattern

• Regular verbs don`t follow normal rules

• Regular and Irregular verbs have the same rules

To write the past tense of a regular verb that ends in -e, you add:

• -d

• -ed

• -ied

To write the past tense of a regular verb that ends in a vowel and a consonant, the rule is:

• add -ed

• to double the consonant

• change the –y to an –i and add –ed

If a verb ends in consonant and -y,

• add -d

• add -ed

• change the –y to an –i and add –ed

If the verb ends in a vowel and -y

• add -d

• add -ed

• add -ied

How is the -ed ending on regular verbs pronounced?

• There are two ways to pronounce the -ed ending: /t / and /d//

• It doesn`t have specific pronunciation

• There are three possible ways to pronounce the -ed ending: /d/, /t/ and /ɪd/

The -ed ending in the word AMAZED is pronounced...

• /ɪd/

• /t/

• /d/

The -ed ending in the word SAILED is pronounced...

• /ɪd/

• /t/

• /d/