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Podcast: Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
Episode: When "-ed" is pronounced "ID" - past tense of regular verbs
Description: Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!Past tense of regular verbs: possibility no. 1.There are three “rules” or sound patterns which determine how we pronounce the past tense of regular English verbs. In this podcast, we’ll practice with the first situation, where the final SOUND of the infinitive is /t/ or /d/. For example, “accept” ends with a /t/ sound, and “guard” ends with a /d/ sound.In this situation the past tense of the verbs is pronounced “ID”. Let me repeat that. If the final SOUND (not l...