Lesson 43. I Looked Everywhere.

Pronouncing Past Tenses
Lesson 43; Part A
![]() look ⇒ looked explain ⇒ explained or just -d if there is already a letter e at the end of the infinitive: live ⇒ lived Normally, the number of syllables stays the same. look (1 syllable) looked (1 syllable) explain (2 syllables) explained (2 syllables) live (1 syllable) lived (1 syllable) | |
![]() Look at this! I looked everywhere. Can you explain this for me, please? I explained it but they didn't undersrand Where do you live? We lived in the country. If it's difficult for you to say the -ed ending without adding an extrasyllable, you can imagine the -ed is at the start of the next word. Forexample: say I looked everywhere like this: I look teverywhere and say explained it like this: I explain dit |
Lesson 43; Part B
But if the infinitive of the verb ends with /d/ or /t/, the -ed or -d ending adds an extra syllable: wait ⇒ waited hate ⇒ hated wait (1 syllable) waited (2 syllables) hate (1 syllable) hated (2 syllables) Listen. Wait here, please. We waited half an hour. I hate waiting. I hated school. | |
![]() Sometimes you don't hear the -ed ending clearly. This happens when the next word starts with a consonant. Listen. I look(ed) there. We liv(ed) near the park. |
Exercises
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