Pronunciation Of Regular Verbs In The Past

PRONUNCIATION OF REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST: Regular verbs are pronounced in three different ways in their past form.

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GROUP 1: INFINITIVE + / d / Verbs ending in voiced sound in the infinitive are followed by /d/ in the past. Please, listen and repeat ... advise

advised

aconsejar

live

lived

vivir

agree

agreed

concordar

measure

measured

medir

arrive

arrived

llegar

open

opened

abrir

believe

believed

creer

play

played

jugar

burn

burned

quemar

perform

performed desempeñar

call

called

llamar

realize

realized

darse cuenta

carry

carried

llevar

rain

rained

llover

clean

cleaned

limpiar

repair

repaired

reparar

close

closed

cerrar

save

saved

ahorrar, salvar

change

changed

cambiar

share

shared

compartir

deliver

delivered

entregar

sign

signed

firmar

die

died

morir

slam

slammed

cerrar (fuerte)

dry

dried

secar

stay

stayed

permanecer

earn

earned

ganar ($)

snow

snowed

nevar

enjoy

enjoyed

disfrutar

study

studied

estudiar

explain

explained

explicar

try

tried

tratar

explore

explored

explorar

travel

travelled

viajar

follow

followed

seguir

turn

turned

girar

happen

happened

suceder

use

used

usar

interview

interviewed entrevistar

whisper

whispered susurrar

imagine

imagined

imaginar

worry

worried

listen

listened

escuchar

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GROUP 2: INFINITIVE + / t /

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Verbs ending in voiceless sound in the infinitive are followed by / t / in the past. Please, listen and repeat ... ask

asked

preguntar

laugh

laughed

reír

bake

baked

hornear

lock

locked

cerrar c/llave

cook

cooked

cocinar

look

looked

observar

dance

danced

bailar

miss

missed

extrañar

dress

dressed

vestirse

pack

packed

empacar

drop

dropped

dejar caer

press

pressed

presionar

escape

escaped

escapar

smoke

smoked

fumar

finish

finished

terminar

stop

stopped

parar

fix

fixed

ajustar

shop

shopped

ir de compras

guess

guessed

adivinar

talk

talked

conversar

help

helped

ayudar

type

typed

tipear

hope

hoped

esperar

walk

walked

caminar

hike

hiked

ir a caminar

wash

washed

lavar

joke

joked

bromear

work

worked

trabajar

jump

jumped

saltar

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