Gramatica Inglesa

PRONUNTIATION RULES FOR REGULAR VERBS IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE

WHEN PRONOUNCING THE VERB IN PRESENT TENSE, IF THE END OF THE VERB SOUNDS LIKE A VOWEL (A, E, I, O, U) OR A LETTER WHICHSOUND CAN BE HEARD CLEARLY PRONOUNCED, ITS PRONUNTIATION SOUNDS LIKE A “D” AT THE END WHEN WRITTEN IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE. EXAMPLES:

FOLLOW (SOUND LIKE AN “U” AT THE END) - FOLLOWED
OPEN (ACLEAR “N” SOUND AT THE END) - OPENED
CLEAN - CLEANED
STUDY (SOUNDS LIKE AN “I” AT THE END) - STUDIED
PLAY - PLAYED
SAY - SAID
REPAIR (A CLEAR “R” SOUND ATTHE END) - REPAIRED
BREW - BREWED
PREPARE (A CLEAR “R” SOUND AT THE END) - PREPARED
TURN (A CLEAR “N” SOUND AT THE END) - TURNED
FILL (A CLEAR “L” SOUND AT THE END) -FILLED
LOVE (A CLEAR “V” SOUND AT THE END) - LOVED
MOVE (A CLEAR “V” SOUND AT THE END) - MOVED
CALL (A CLEAR “L” SOUND AT THE END) - CALLED
DISCOVER (A CLEAR “R” SOUND AT THE END)- DISCOVERED

WHEN PRONOUNCING THE VERB IN PRESENT TENSE, IF THE VERB ENDS IN A LETTER OR GROUP OF LETTERS THAT HAVE NO SOUND OR PRODUCE A NEUTRAL “DEAF” SOUND, THE PRONUNCIATION OF THEVERB IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE IS LIKE IF HAVING A “T” AT THE END OF THE VERB. EXAMPLES:

WORK - WORKED
TALK - TALKED
PACK - PACKED
ASK - ASKED
KICK - KICKED
KNOCK - KNOCKED
LOCK -LOCKED
WALK - WALKED
CHECK - CHECKED
WATCH - WATCHED
WASH - WASHED
BRUSH - BRUSHED
RUSH - RUSHED
FLUSH - FLUSHED
FIX - FIXED
MIX - MIXED
CLOSE - CLOSED
PLACE - PLACEDREMARK - REMARKED
PASS - PASSED
KISS - KISSED
MISS - MISSED

IF THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE VERB IN PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE ENDS WITH A “T” OR A “D” SOUND, IT SHALL BE PRONOUNCED LIKE ENDINGIN “ID” WHEN WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE. EXAMPLES:

END - ENDED
GLIDE - GLIDED
PAINT - PAINTED
MELT - MELTED
SHOOT - SHOOTED
REPEAT - REPEATED
SPIT - SPITTED
LIGHT - LIGHTED