1. Simple Past
Pronunciation -ed

2. How do you pronounce… ? Visited Worked Stayed id t d
The regular past tense ed has three possible pronunciations depending on the final sound of the infinitive verb.

3. /t/
/d/
/id/
worked
passed
finished
pushed
dropped
placed
closed
rubbed
banged
called
planned
tired
loved
visited
started
studied
last letters
k/ss/sh/p/f/c
s/b/g/ll/m/n/r
/v/w/y/z/j
last letter t, or d

4. Write /id/, /d/ or /t/ next to these words.
talked
opened
waited
closed
liked
played
excited
visited
pushed
bored
lived
walked t d id t t d id id t d d t

5. Worksheet
Pronunciation of simple past

6. Reading
Joe´s Donkey

7. Every Saturday, Joe worked in his garden
Every Saturday, Joe worked in his garden. He pulled out the weeds and cleaned up the leaves. He was always very tired. He put his donkey at the back of the garden, under a big tree.

8. A friend came to see him. The friend asked if he could borrow his donkey. “Can I borrow your donkey?” He said. “Oh, I’m sorry,” Said Joe, “My donkey is not here.” Suddenly from the back of the garden, Joe’s donkey brayed loudly. The friend looked angry. “You lied to me Joe, I can hear your animal.” “Who do you believe?” said Joe, “me or my donkey?”