English as an Additional Language/Pronunciation of past tense ending - Regular verbs

Pronunciation of Regular (+ed) Verb Endings In English, the past simple form of regular verbs end in ed. play -> played shout -> shouted kick -> kicked cry -> cried There are 3 possible pronunciations of the suffix (ending) ed: /d/ - the most common form, pronounced simple d (example: played) /t/ - common for some verbs whose final letter is k, p, ch or sh (example: kicked, stopped, watched, washed) /id/ - not very common but many foreign learners of English use this pronunciation for all verbs. It is used after verbs ending with a d and t sounds (example: decided, congratulated, uploaded, created, dated, fated, hated, jaded, mated, etc.)