PAST SIMPLE – Regular verbs
The ending –ed has three pronunciations: /t/, /d/, and /id/
| End of the verb | Simple Form | Simple Past | Pronunciation | Explanation |
| Voiceless | Help | Helped | Help /t/ | Final -ed is pronounced /t/ if a verb ends in a voiceless sound. |
| Laugh | Laughed | Laugh /t/ | ||
| Guess | Guessed | Guess /t/ | ||
| Voiced | Rub | Rubbed | Rub /d/ | Final -ed is pronounced /d/ if the simple form of the verb ends in a voiced sound. |
| Live | Lived | Liv /d/ | ||
| Seem | Seemed | Seem /d/ | ||
| -d or –t | Need | Needed | Need / id / | Final -ed is pronounced /id / if a verb ends in the letter "d" or "t". |
| Want | Wanted | Want / id / |
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