This document discusses the three different pronunciations of the "-ed" ending on regular past tense verbs in English. It states that "-ed" is pronounced as /t/ when the verb stem ends in a voiceless sound, as /d/ when the verb stem ends in a voiced sound, and as /ɪd/ when the verb stem ends in /t/ or /d/. Examples are provided to illustrate each rule, such as "watched", "loved", and "wanted" respectively. The purpose is to explain the different ways of pronouncing the regular past tense "-ed" ending in English.

1. -ed Regular
verbs
pronunciation in
past
By Luis Ricardo Rojas

2. Three different pronunciations
 I wanted I liked I loved
 The three previous regular verbs end in -
ed. However, the 3 -ed endings are
pronounced differently.

3. -ed Pronounced like /t/
 Rule 1 "when the last sound of a verb is
voiceless, the -ed is pronounced simply as a /
t /.“
 A voiceless sound is the one that does not
make your vocal cords vibrate when
producing a consonant.

4. Voiceless sounds
Phonetic Symbols Consonant Example
/p/ P stopped /stɒpt/
/k/ K talked /tɔkt/
/θ/ TH como en think frothed /frɔθt/
/f/ F, GH laughed /lɑft/
/s/ S kissed /kɪst/
/ʃ/
SH
washed /wɒʃt/
/tʃ/
CH
watched /wɒtʃt/

5. -ed Pronounced like /t/
stopped
talked
 frothed
laughed
kissed
washed
Watched
walked

6. -ed Pronounced like /d/
 Rule 2, "when the last ended sound of a verb
is voiced, the -ed is pronounced simply as a /
d / sound."
 A voiced sound is the one that makes the
vocal cords vibrate when producing a sound.

7. Voiced Sounds
Phonetic Symbols Consonant Example
/b/ B stabbed /stæbd/
/ð/ TH como en then breathed /briːðd/
/v/ V loved /lʌvd/
/l/ L called /kɔːld/
/r/ R cleared /klɪərd/
/z/ Z amazed /əˈmeɪzd/
/dʒ/ G como en change changed /tʃeɪndʒd/
/ɡ/ G como en beg begged /beɡd/
/m/ M dreamed /driːmd/
/n/ N banned /bænd/
/ŋ/ NG banged /bæŋd/
Vocales
played /pleɪd/
died /daid/

8. -ed Pronounced like /d/
stabbed
breathed
loved
called
cleared
 amazed
 changed
begged
dreamed
banned
banged
played

9. -ed Pronounced like /ɪd/
Rule 3: "When the last sound of a verb is / t /
and / d /, the -ed syllable is pronounced like / ɪd
/"
Needed
edited
Visited
wanted
started
included
ended

10. REFERENCE
 Las 3 formas de pronunciar verbos regulares
en tiempo pasado: watched, loved, wanted
http://www.codadi.com/2015/03/18/las-3-
formas-de-pronunciar-verbos-regulares-en-
tiempo-pasado-watched-loved-wanted/
 Tomado el 20 de agosto del 2015