A. Cross
out the <e> in the <ed> ending whenever it is not pronounced.
1. blinked :
blink
2. improved :
improve
3. pointed :
point
4. opened :
opened
5. attached :
attach
6. allowed :
allow
7. avoided :
avoided
8. charged :
charged
9. omitted :
omit
10. handicapped :
handicap
11. discovered :
discovered
12. delighted :
delight
B. Adding a Syllable. Answer the following questions
using the past tense of the verb followed by to and another verb. Do not release the /t/or/d/before to, but say the sequence
/tt/or/dt/together.
1.
When
did he need to come? He needed to come yesterday.
2.
What
did she want to do? She wanted to her homework.
3.
Where
did they decide to go? They decided to go to.
4.
What
did she start to do? She started to work.
5.
When
did he expect to be there? He expeted to the there on Sunday.
6.
When
did they intend to arrive? He intended to arrive tomorrow.
7.
When
did you start to learn English? I started to learn English two year ago.
8.
Why
did you want to come to the United States? I wanted to come the us because i
wanna go to Universal Studio.
9.
When
did you decide to come here? I decided to come on 08.p.m
10. When did you need to apply for a visa? I needed to apply
visa when I wanna go to London.
11. When did you hate to do when you were a child? I hated to
do drool when a child.
C. Adding
a Syllable.
Answer the following questions using the past tense of the verb.
1. When
did you start looking for an apartment?
I started looking for
an apartment last month.
2. What
did your advisor suggest doing?
My advisor suggested
doing something right.
3. What
did you end up telling your advisor?
I ended up telling my
advisor that I’m agree.
4. How
did your roommate first treat you?
My roommate first
treated me because she was there.
5. Who
did you visit over the weekend?
I visited my
grandmother over the weekend.
6. How
did your mother sound over the phone?
My mother sounded
smooth over the phone.
7. How
many times did your teacher repeat the instructions?
My teacher repeated the
instructions twice.
8. Who
did the teacher point at?
The teacher pointed at
the end.
9. What
did you avoid doing over the weekend?
I avoided doing sleep
all the day over the weekend.
10. How
long did you attend high school?
I attended high school for three
years.
F. Change the following verbs to the past tense. Write /Id/ (extra
syllable), /t/,or/d/ to show how to pronounce the past tense <ed> ending.
(Optional: Put each word in a short sentence).
1. open :
opened
2. refuse :
refused
3. attend :
attended
4. climb :
climbed
5. persuade :
persuaded
6. prefer :
prefered
7. hurry :
hurried
8. charge :
charged
9. arrive :
arrived
10. last :
lasted
11. correct :
corrected
12. relax :
relaxed
13. hope :
hoped
14. enjoy :
enjoyed
15. relate :
related
16. remember :
remembered
17. control :
controled
18. as :
as
19. pretend :
pretended
20. die :
died
21. shout :
shouted
22. watch :
watched
23. explain :
explained
24. sew :
sewed
25. slip :
slipt
26. exchange :
exchanged
27. remind :
reminded
28. hug :
hug