Pronounciation: ‘ed’ ending. The simple past

There are three different ways to pronounce the ‘ed’ ending of regular verbs in the simple past tense: / Id / , / t / or / d /. You can listen it here

The pronunciation depends on the sound at the end of the infinitve of the main verb and whether it is voiced or not.

/Id /
infinitives that end in the sounds
/t/ or /d/
/ d /
infinitives that end in a voiced sound
/ t /
infinitves that end in an unvoiced sound
needed
hated
dated
seated
lived
chilled
enjoyed
tried
shopped
picked
wished
crunched

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