pronunciation rules for past tense in english
General Past Tense Pronunciation Rule. An additional syllable with the -ed ending is only necessary when the last sound (not the last letter) of the base form of the verb is a /t/ or /d/; for example, wanted (two syllables), decided (three syllables), needed (two syllables), or invited (three syllables).etting Started â Adding -ed. When teaching English past tense pronunciation for regular Simple Past verbs, ESL and EFL students have to first be taught to add -ed to the end of the base form of the verb.