Cara cara penggunaan REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS.

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

A.  REGULAR VERBS

The Simple Past and Past Participle end in –ed. Final –ed has three different pronounciations : /t/, /d/, and /əd/.

Ø  Final –ed is pronounced /t/ after voiceless sounds. Voiceless sounds are made by pushing air through your mouth; no sound comes from your throat. Examples of voiceless sounds k, p, s, ch, sh, f.

-          asked  : ask /t/                -     dressed : dress /t/              -     pushed: push /t/

-          helped : help /t/              -     watched: watch /t/                        -     laughed: laugh /t/

Ø  Final –ed is pronounced /d/ after voiced sounds. Voiced sounds come from your throat. If you touch your neck when you make a voiced sounds, you can feel your voice box vibrate. Examples of voiced sounds l, v, n, b, and vowel sounds.

-          filled : fill /d/                  -    cleaned : clean /d/              -    pushed: push /t/

-          believed: believe /d/       -    sobbed  : sob /d/

Ø  Final –ed is pronounced /əd/ after /t/ and /d/ sounds. The sounds /əd/ adds a whole syllable to a word.

-          needed : need /əd/                      -      counted : count /əd/

-          waited  : wait /əd/                      -      defended : defend /əd/

B.   IRREGULAR VERBS

Raise, set, and lay are transitive verbs; they are followed by an object. Rise, sit, and lie are intransitive; i.e., they are not followed by an object. Lay an lie are trouble some for native speakers too and are frequently misused. Lie is a regular verb when it means “not tell the truth”. Hang is regular verb when it mean to kill someone with a rope around his/her neck.

Ø  Transitive

-          Marry sings a song.

-          Charlie reads a novel.

Ø  In Transitive

-          I am sleeping in bedroom.

-          She stands in front of door.

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