Past tense of regular verbs - MORE PRACTICE NEEDED!

Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

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Regular verbs in English add “ed” to show past tense.

So “walk” becomes “walked”, “cook” becomes “cooked”, etc.

There are three ways the “ed” can be pronounced. In this podcast we will—again—practice verbs where the past tense ends with the /t/ sound. So in #1, look becomes looked [lookt] and drop becomes dropped [drohpt].

Note: this podcast includes several synthetic voices. (Due to a bad cold and sore throat, my voice is on vacation.)
If you need to practice this podcast, then you should also practice this one with the /d/ sound.

1 . I looked for my phone but apparently I had dropped it into the lake.

2 . We baked an apple pie and I brushed some butter on the crust.

3 . I cracked some eggs into the pan and we cooked breakfast.

4 . I kissed her hand and she dropped me a curtsy.

5 . He finished work at six and then hiked home.

6 . The prisoner jumped out the window and escaped.

7 . I guessed what was wrong and then I fixed his car.

8 . My uncle laughed as he smoked a cigar.

9 . My sister and I talked as we shopped.

10 . The man stopped and looked out the window.

11 . Mr. Jones slipped on the ice, fell down, and knocked himself out.

12 . He picked some flowers for his mother and pressed them into her hand.

13 . We locked the door and hoped there were no burglars around.

14 . The ballerina danced like an angel.

15 . His car crashed into a tree.

16 . What a crowd of people! The room was packed.

17 . I missed the bus so I walked home from work.

18 . I pushed the baby carriage. We passed lots of other carriages. So many babies!

19 . He joked with me as he dressed in a tuxedo.

20 . I relaxed and watched the men working across the street.

21 . I thanked the doctor for his help.

22 . She peeked into the oven. The cake was not baked yet.

23 . I touched him on the shoulder and he jumped.

24 . I passed him my binoculars so he could look at the lion.

25 . Our websites are now linked.

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