ESL Past Tense Verb Endings

1

100

Wanted

"ID" ending - ends in T

200

Started

"ID" ending - ends in t

300

Helped

"T" ending - "p" sound at the end is quiet

400

Crowded

"ID" ending - ends in d

2

100

Played

"D" ending - "e" sound is loud

200

Needed

"ID" ending - ends in d

300

Looked

"T" ending - "k" sound at the end is quiet

400

Laughed

"T" ending - "f" sound at the end is quiet

3

100

Cooked

"T" sound - "k" sound at the end is quiet

200

Talked

"D" ending - "k" sound at the end is quiet

300

Used

"D" ending - "Z" sound at the end is loud

400

Changed

"D" ending - "j" sound at the end is loud

Listening

100

Waited

"ID" ending - ends in t

200

Lived

"D" ending - "v" sound at the end is loud

300

Called

"D" ending - "l" sound is loud

400

Used

"D" ending - "z" sound at the end is loud

Speaking

100

Visited

"ID" ending - ends in a t

200

Asked

"T" ending - the "k" sound is quiet

300

Danced

"T" ending - "s" sound is quiet

400

Moved

"D" ending - "v" sound is loud