Past Regular Verbs (-ed)
------------------------------------------- verb ends in d t sounds id sound with extra syllable ------------------------------------------- present: I need to get a haircut. past: I needed money to buy a car. ------------------------------------------- present: I visit Pittsburgh every year. past: He visited Mexico City in 1969. ------------------------------------------- present: I want some cookies. past: She wanted to see you last week. ------------------------------------------- present: I start studying at 9:00. past: We started studying English at 8:30 am ------------------------------------------ present: Everyday I wait for the bus. past: I waited for them too long. ------------------------------------------- present: In the morning I decide when to go to HEB, past: They decided to move to Austin in 1978. ------------------------------------------- verb ends in p k s f th ch sh x sounds t sound with no extra syllable ------------------------------------------- present: In class, I look at the teacher. past: I looked at the teacher. ------------------------------------------- present: I wash my car every Saturday. past: I washed my car. ------------------------------------------- present: They watch a soccer game on TV. past: They watched TV last week. ------------------------------------------- present: We cook dinner in the evening. past: We cooked dinner on Tuesday. ------------------------------------------- present: They miss class on Thursday. past: They missed class last week. ------------------------------------------- present: They wrap presents for birthdays. past: They wrapped the birthday present. ------------------------------------------- present: Sometimes I drop things. past: I dropped my book in class. ------------------------------------------- present: We walk everyday. past: We walked to work last week. ------------------------------------------- present: I talk to my friends everyday. past: You talked a lot last month. ------------------------------------------- verb ends in other sounds d sound with no extra syllable ------------------------------------------- present: I play soccer every Friday and Sunday. past: I played soccer yesterday. ------------------------------------------- present: You seem happy today. past: He seemed sad this morning. ------------------------------------------- present: They call their friends on Sunday. past: They called me yesterday. ------------------------------------------- present: I stay at home when I am sick. past: We stayed in Arizona for two months. ------------------------------------------- present: I return to Pittsburgh every year. past: I returned to Pittsburgh last year. ------------------------------------------- present: I study in the afternoon. past: He studied everyday last week. ------------------------------------------- present: I always listen to the teacher. past: Everyone listened to the teacher.