Pronunciation - ed How to pronounce the past participle of regular verbs (ending in ed) After verbs ending with quiet sounds like |k|, |f|, |p|, |sh|, |ch| and |s| the ed sounds like |t|: Después de los sonidos sordos |k|, |f|, |p|, |sh|, |ch| y |s| el pasado se pronuncia como |t|: ask (preguntar) cook (concinar) smoke (fumar) laugh (reír) asked cooked smoked laughed pass (pasar) wash (lavar) watch (mirar) help (ayudar) passed washed watched helped After verbs ending in loud sounds, the ed is pronounced like |d|: Después de los sonidos sonorous se pronuncia como |d|: play (jugar) love (amar) open (abrir) rob (robar) played loved opened robbed After the sounds |d| and |t| ed is pronounced like |id|: Después de los sonido |d| y |t| se pronuncia como |id|: need (necesitar) want (desear) add (añadir) hate (odiar) needed wanted added hated Past Tense Questions “Did” This activity practices the use of “t”, “d”, and “id” endings Answer the following questions out loud (en voz alta) QUESTION ANSWER: PRONOUNCED: Did you learn German or English? I learned English learn-t Did he count the chickens or the eggs? He counted the sheep count-id Did he pick the apple or the pear? Did they finish the dinner or the dessert? Did she borrow the money or the keys? Did she ask for Coca-Cola or beer? Did they collect stamps or phone cards? Did she close the window or the door? Did he expect a boy or a girl? Did they use the plane or the helicopter? Did he help his mother or father? Did they walk to the store or the park? Did she knit the socks or the mittens? Did you look for the dog or the cat? Did he drop the bowl or the cup? Did he smoke the pipe or the cigar? Did you practice the guitar or the flute? Did she play with the fish or the turtle? Did they wash their hands or their feet? Did you post the letter or the parcel? Past Tense Questions “Did” Teachers Notes and Solutions The student can choose either response It doesn’t matter This activity is simply to check on understanding and usage QUESTION ANSWER: PRONOUNCED: Did you learn German or English? I learned English learn-t Did he count the chickens or the eggs? He counted the sheep count-id Did he pick the apple or the pear? pick-t Did they finish the dinner or the dessert? finish-t Did she borrow the money or the keys? borrow-d Did she ask for Coca-Cola or beer? ask-t Did they collect stamps or phone cards? collect-id Did she close the window or the door? close-d Did he expect a boy or a girl? expect-id Did they use the plane or the helicopter? use-d Did he help his mother or father? help-t Did they walk to the store or the park? walk-t Did she knit the socks or the mittens? knit-id Did you look for the dog or the cat? look-t Did he drop the bowl or the cup? drop-t Did he smoke the pipe or the cigar? smoke-t Did you practice the guitar or the flute? practice-t Did she play with the fish or the turtle? play-d Did they wash their hands or their feet? wash-t Did you post the letter or the parcel? post-id