How to Pronounce the Past Tense using "ed" in English
There are three sounds that "ed" makes when it is added to a word.
"t" "id" and "d"
The trick is to know when to use each one.
The sound "t" is used when the verb ends in these sounds:
"k" examples: tracked (sounds like track-t) and rocked (sounds like rock-t)
"ch"examples: launched (sounds like launch-t) and fetched (sounds like fetch-t)
"x" examples: waxed (sounds like wax-t) and boxed ( sounds like box-t)
"f" examples: laughed (sounds like laugh-t) and coughed (sounds like cough-t)
"sh"examples: wished (sounds like wish-t) and fished (sounds like fish-t)
"p" examples: stopped (sounds like stop-t) and hopped (sounds like hop-t)
The sound "id" is used with these sounds:
"d" examples: loaded (sounds like load-id) and folded (sounds like fold-id)
"t" examples: sort (sounds like sort-id) and darted (sounds like dart-id)
The rest of the verb sounds end with the sound "d"
examples: grabbed (sounds like grab-d)
stayed (sounds like stay-d)
fouled (sounds like foul-d)
wagged (sounds like wag-d)
climbed (sounds like clim-d)














