Is there a rule to correctly pronounce the past tense of a verb ? ie. "t" or "d" as in "passed" or "climbed"

Thank you very much

T

No, approved pronunciations are available however, by using a common dictionary, such as this one:

[www.m-w.com] />
you can get a good idea about how it should be pronounced. If you want to get really technical, this is how the pros do it:

[www.swadulted.com] />

Les



Post Edited (11-24-04 13:57)

While I have heard people use the"t" instead of the "d" , I always thought it was a regional pronunciation.

Anyone else?

Thank Les. But it doesn't pronounce the verb in the past tense !

T

Check out the second site I listed, Tonette.


Les

From the site:

Trucks do not stop for little cars.
Frozen bread does not rise.
Education did not help her marriage.
Credit cards will not solve your problems.

"Wonderful ! Wonderful"
Marshall Kannert

Great! Thank you so much Les.

Don't forget the Shakespearean variation (This IS a poetry site) using 'ed'.

We would say striped (T at the end)
He might say stripe-ed


Any more?


Jack

Why do birds sing?
Don't forests balance the environment?
When did the Ice Age end?
Didn't Lincoln eliminate slavery?
Won't we (ever) learn?
Where will the spaceship land?


Thank YOU Les

Manuel the Cat was Stripe-ed !

Manuel is stripe-ed

he most certainly is!

I knew a few stripers, but they didn't look like Manuel. As a matter of fact, I'm sure their moves were automatic.


Les



Post Edited (11-24-04 14:50)

Oh the one cat

is so stripe-ed

and the other

cat is small

and the one called

Little White Cat

hasn't got

any stripes

at all

Go ask Manuel
if he's striped as hell
He's Manuel
He's Manuel
He's Manuel

From:

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"After /t/ and /d/ -ed is always pronounced /id/

After /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /sh/, /th/ and /ch/ -ed is always pronounced /t/ and after all other sounds, including vowels, it is always pronounced /d/. "

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