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The Pronunciation of the Past Simple and Past Participle of Regular Verbs

Place the verbs in the boxes below into the correct columns to show the correct

pronunciation of the –ed ending.

acted advised

believed

complicated cried

dated

denied decided deserved

discussed expected faced

grieved hated inflated

inspired jumped kicked

kissed liked matched

missed moved needed

offended offered played

punished seized

threatened

veiled

wanted

washed

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/Id/

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advised

dated

acted

believed

faced

complicated

cried

jumped

decided

denied

kicked

expected

deserved kissed

hated

discussed liked

inflated

grieved

matched

needed

inspired

missed

offended

moved

punished needed

offered

washed

offended

played

wanted

seized

threatened

veiled