PRONUNCIATION OF REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST:
Regular verbs are pronounced in three different ways in
their past form.

                                                                     AUDIO
GROUP 1: INFINITIVE + / d /
Verbs ending in voiced sound in the infinitive are
followed by /d/ in the past. Please, listen and repeat ...

advise      advised     aconsejar     live      lived       vivir
agree       agreed      concordar     measure   measured    medir
arrive      arrived     llegar        open      opened      abrir
believe     believed    creer         play      played      jugar
burn        burned      quemar        perform   performed desempeñar
call        called      llamar        realize   realized    darse cuenta
carry       carried     llevar        rain      rained      llover
clean       cleaned     limpiar       repair    repaired    reparar
close       closed      cerrar        save      saved       ahorrar, salvar
change      changed     cambiar       share     shared      compartir
deliver     delivered   entregar      sign      signed      firmar
die         died        morir         slam      slammed     cerrar (fuerte)
dry         dried       secar         stay      stayed      permanecer
earn        earned      ganar ($)     snow      snowed      nevar
enjoy       enjoyed     disfrutar     study     studied     estudiar
explain     explained   explicar      try       tried       tratar
explore     explored    explorar      travel    travelled   viajar
follow      followed    seguir        turn      turned      girar
happen      happened    suceder       use       used        usar
interview   interviewed entrevistar   whisper   whispered susurrar
imagine   imagined   imaginar       worry      worried   preocuparse
  listen    listened   escuchar              ―      ―               ―




 GROUP 2: INFINITIVE + / t /

                                                                    AUDIO
Verbs ending in voiceless sound in the infinitive are
followed by / t / in the past. Please, listen and repeat ...

 ask        asked      preguntar      laugh      laughed   reír
 bake       baked      hornear        lock       locked    cerrar c/llave
 cook       cooked     cocinar        look       looked    observar
 dance      danced     bailar         miss       missed    extrañar
 dress      dressed    vestirse       pack       packed    empacar
 drop       dropped    dejar caer     press      pressed   presionar
 escape     escaped    escapar        smoke      smoked    fumar
 finish     finished   terminar       stop       stopped   parar
            fixed      ajustar        shop       shopped   ir de compras
 guess      guessed    adivinar       talk       talked    conversar
 help       helped     ayudar         type       typed     tipear
 hope       hoped      esperar        walk       walked    caminar
 hike       hiked      ir a caminar   wash       washed    lavar
 joke       joked      bromear        work       worked    trabajar
 jump       jumped     saltar                ―       ―             ―
GROUP 3: INFINITIVE + / id /


                                                          AUDIO
Verbs ending in / t / and / d / sounds in the infinitive are
then followed by / id / in the past. Please, listen and repeat...

attend    attended    asistir     print     printed     imprimir
arrest    arrested    arrestar    pretend   pretended   fingir
collect   collected   reunir      protect   protected   proteger
count     counted     contar      provide   provided    proveer
decide    decided     decidir     repeat    repeated    repetir
divide    divided     dividir     report    reported    informar
hunt      hunted      cazar       respect   respected   respetar
invite    invited     invitar     rest      rested      descansar
invent    invented    inventar    start     started     empezar
land      landed      aterrizar   shout     shouted     gritar
need      needed      necesitar   wait      waited      esperar
paint     painted     pintar      want      wanted      querer

Regular verbs list

  • 1.
    PRONUNCIATION OF REGULARVERBS IN THE PAST: Regular verbs are pronounced in three different ways in their past form. AUDIO GROUP 1: INFINITIVE + / d / Verbs ending in voiced sound in the infinitive are followed by /d/ in the past. Please, listen and repeat ... advise advised aconsejar live lived vivir agree agreed concordar measure measured medir arrive arrived llegar open opened abrir believe believed creer play played jugar burn burned quemar perform performed desempeñar call called llamar realize realized darse cuenta carry carried llevar rain rained llover clean cleaned limpiar repair repaired reparar close closed cerrar save saved ahorrar, salvar change changed cambiar share shared compartir deliver delivered entregar sign signed firmar die died morir slam slammed cerrar (fuerte) dry dried secar stay stayed permanecer earn earned ganar ($) snow snowed nevar enjoy enjoyed disfrutar study studied estudiar explain explained explicar try tried tratar explore explored explorar travel travelled viajar follow followed seguir turn turned girar happen happened suceder use used usar interview interviewed entrevistar whisper whispered susurrar
  • 2.
    imagine imagined imaginar worry worried preocuparse listen listened escuchar ― ― ― GROUP 2: INFINITIVE + / t / AUDIO Verbs ending in voiceless sound in the infinitive are followed by / t / in the past. Please, listen and repeat ... ask asked preguntar laugh laughed reír bake baked hornear lock locked cerrar c/llave cook cooked cocinar look looked observar dance danced bailar miss missed extrañar dress dressed vestirse pack packed empacar drop dropped dejar caer press pressed presionar escape escaped escapar smoke smoked fumar finish finished terminar stop stopped parar fixed ajustar shop shopped ir de compras guess guessed adivinar talk talked conversar help helped ayudar type typed tipear hope hoped esperar walk walked caminar hike hiked ir a caminar wash washed lavar joke joked bromear work worked trabajar jump jumped saltar ― ― ―
  • 3.
    GROUP 3: INFINITIVE+ / id / AUDIO Verbs ending in / t / and / d / sounds in the infinitive are then followed by / id / in the past. Please, listen and repeat... attend attended asistir print printed imprimir arrest arrested arrestar pretend pretended fingir collect collected reunir protect protected proteger count counted contar provide provided proveer decide decided decidir repeat repeated repetir divide divided dividir report reported informar hunt hunted cazar respect respected respetar invite invited invitar rest rested descansar invent invented inventar start started empezar land landed aterrizar shout shouted gritar need needed necesitar wait waited esperar paint painted pintar want wanted querer