Regular past tense pronunciation rules

Sección de Inglés para Otras Carreras
REGULAR PAST TENSE PRONUNCIATION RULES
Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós www.gilbertohernandez.wordpress.comghernandezq@gmail.com
Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011

Introduction
This presentation has been created specifically for educational purposes and aimed at helping non-native speakers on English better understand the rules behind the accurate pronunciation of regular past tenses. This presentation has been customized for LM-1009 at

Definition
A regular verb is one that follows the pattern of taking -edfor the past simple and past participle (or -d if the verb ends in -e; smoke smoked). EG: walk walkedwalked

RULE 1: VOICED SOUNDS
Voiced sound : – l – v – n – m – r – b – g – w – dz – z – and vowel sounds (diphthongs) pronounce ED as “D”
Example: Allow, allowed = allow(D)
ALLOW……(e)….D (prolongation required)

EXAMPLES OF RULE 1: VOICED SOUNDS

RULE 2: VOICELESS SOUNDS
All verbs ending in the following consonant voiceless sounds must be pronounced /t/.

EXAMPLES

RULE 2: T and D as /ID/
All verbs ending en T or D must be pronounced as /ID/.

PRACTICE: Classify the following verbs according to their pronunciation in past tense. Use the grid on the next slide.

Regular Past Tense Classification Grid

Thank you!
Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós is a language specialist and ELT professional at CONARE-MEP-Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad Nacional.

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Regular past tense pronunciation rules

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