A brief presentation titled REGULAR PAST TENSE PRONUNCIATION RULES created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for Sección de Inglés para Otras Carreras SIPOC at the University of Costa Rica.
1. Sección de Inglés para Otras Carreras REGULAR PAST TENSE PRONUNCIATION RULES Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós www.gilbertohernandez.wordpress.comghernandezq@gmail.com Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
2. Introduction This presentation has been created specifically for educational purposes and aimed at helping non-native speakers on English better understand the rules behind the accurate pronunciation of regular past tenses. This presentation has been customized for LM-1009 at Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
3. Definition A regular verb is one that follows the pattern of taking -edfor the past simple and past participle (or -d if the verb ends in -e; smoke smoked). EG: walk walkedwalked Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
4. RULE 1: VOICED SOUNDS Voiced sound : – l – v – n – m – r – b – g – w – dz – z – and vowel sounds (diphthongs) pronounce ED as “D” Example: Allow, allowed = allow(D) ALLOW……(e)….D (prolongation required) Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
5. EXAMPLES OF RULE 1: VOICED SOUNDS Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
6. RULE 2: VOICELESS SOUNDS All verbs ending in the following consonant voiceless sounds must be pronounced /t/. Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
8. RULE 3: T and D as /ID/ All verbs ending en T or D must be pronounced as /ID/. Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
9. PRACTICE: Classify the following verbs according to their pronunciation in past tense. Use the grid on the next slide. Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
10. Regular Past Tense Classification Grid Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011
11. Thank you! Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós is a language specialist and ELT professional at CONARE-MEP-Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad Nacional. Educational material created by Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for SIPOC at UCR. 2011