ARTICULATING PAST TENSE MARKERS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

ARTICULATING PAST TENSE MARKERS

When verbs that end with voiceless consonant sounds such as k, p and f are reflected with -ed, the past tense marker is pronounced as /t/:
parked /pɑːkt/: He parked his car.
Slapped /slæpt/
Laughed /lɑːft/
When verbs that end with vowels and voiced consonant sounds such as o, a, b, g and v, l are reflected with -ed, the past tense marker is pronounced as /d/:
Followed /ˈfɒləʊd/: He followed through.
Stabbed /stæbd/
Curved /kɜːvd/

Lastly, when verbs end in t and d, the past tense marker is realised as /id/. Note that the /i/ is the sound in bit. Examples:
Planted /plɑːntid/: He planted melon.
Landed /lændid/
GAB