3 Simple Pronunciation Tips 😎 Past Tense English Verbs

Did you know that the -ed of wantED, askED and lovED are all pronounced differently in English?
It sounds difficult... Complicated! I promise it's not!
In this pronunciation lesson, I'll share three simple rules to help you pronounce past tense regular verbs correctly and sound more natural when you speak English!

Note: My video lessons are created to help English learners to improve their pronunciation and speaking skills. My instruction is intended to support their communication, not train them to a particular accent (& yes, there are many variations in English accents)! Please note that I speak with an Australian English accent.

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[khaerunnisa]

past tense english verb is one of my big problem in english, so thank you so much emma for this video.❤

[helderblsba]

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[florehuayllasa]

I am your follower for almost a year and a half, I am just learning English now, your explanation is fine, with all subtitles that is better than previous videos for me, I am from PERU, thank you very much.

[ManishSharma-skzh]

Namaste Emma,
Nobody explain like you to date how to pronounce with 'ed' words. Appreciate your effort to make this lesson.
Thanks

[toniarnold]

Hi Emma, your tips and explanations about the pronunciation of the past tense verbs are clear and really helpful for me. Thank you

[sepali]

Thanks Emma, it was an incredible lesson, amazingly clear and easygoing. I am sure working on -"ed" pronunciation will help me sound more fluent and natural. I love the phonetic charts, pretty useful for everyone, specially for autodidacts like me. Once again thanks, I will be waiting for your next video.

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Thank you for your guidance. I teach an ESL class at night at a local college. It's great to get support to help the students grow and become a true part of our community! Thank you : )

[Dr.Rafiqshamiry]

Thank you so much Emma for this brilliant explanation of voiced and unvoiced past tense pronunciation.
Arab students encounter a real difficulty with the cluster sounds. For example, it is difficult to pronounce (asked) correctly with /t/ sound. They usually pronounce it as//askid/
Moreover, they pronounce the /k/ sound in the past tense /asked/.
As a native speaker of English, you know /k/ sound is dropped in the past tense and as a result it should be pronounced as /a:st/ in British English. I would be very grateful if you could focus on such issues to help your students all over the world. Thanks again.

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Hello Emma. Great lessons! Note: Rub is one of those verbs that double their last consonant when conjugated. so rub becomes RUBBED.

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Very practical, useful lesson. I read about these pronunciations in the past, but now we have the sounds, the listening, as well.

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[antoniopedroza]

Hi Emma, I really enjoy your classes.
A good way to know if the sound is voice or unvoice is put your hand in your throat and pronounce the simple past word. If you fell the vibration on the last part of the word it means the sound is voice and therefore the pronounce of ed is /d/ otherwise the sound is unvoice, so the pronunce is /t/.
Thanks for spending your time with us.

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