Pronunciation insight 8

 Past simple -ed endings

-ed at the end of past simple forms is pronounced in three different ways: ■ / t / liked ■ / d / listened ■ / ɪd / waited

1Say the past simple form of the regular verbs below. Then write the verbs with the correct end sounds in the table below. 

MOVE
• chat
• invent
• like
• listen
• love
• stop
• visit
• talk
• change

/t/

XXXXXX+

/d/

XXXXXX+

/ɪd/

XXXXXX+

2Play the recording, listen and check your answers to exercise 1. Then listen and repeat. 

3Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in the box. Choose the correct symbols for the endings: /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/. Then play the recording, listen and check. 

MOVE
• finish
• open
• live
• start
• want
• watch

• 1I  school at 9.30 yesterday morning.

• /t//d//ɪd/

• 2We  our exams yesterday and now we're on holiday!

• /t//d//ɪd/

• 3I  a funny film with Dad last night.

• /t//d//ɪd/

• 4Harry  to make new friends, but it wasn't easy.

• /t//d//ɪd/

• 5They  the front door and went into the house.

• /t//d//ɪd/

• 6My family  in Delhi in the 1970s.

• /t//d//ɪd/

4Play the recording and listen to the sentences. Are the sentences present simple or past simple? Then listen again and complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb you hear. 

• 1We  cycling to school.

• present simplepast simple

• 2I  to my friend every evening.

• present simplepast simple

• 3They  in the morning.

• present simplepast simple

• 4Charlotte  hard.

• present simplepast simple

• 5My brother  maths at university.

• present simplepast simple

• 6Jake and I  drama.

• present simplepast simple

Past irregular verbs

5Play the recording and listen to the pairs of verbs. Tick (✔) the verbs that rhyme. Then listen and repeat. 

• 1rodethought

• ✓✗

• 2readsaid

• ✓✗

• 3grewknew

• ✓✗

• 4wrotewore

• ✓✗

• 5leftgrew

• ✓✗

• 6madestayed

• ✓✗

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