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Guzhao67 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Pronunciation and conjugation: posted again

Hi: this is a second post, i was not very clear in the first. i'm working on english verb conjugation, and i find a connection between pronunciation and conjugation, that is, the necessary change of the verb form before adding suffix is probably meant to meet the requirement of pronunciation, for example, if we didn't double the consonant of "p" in "drop", before adding -ed, we would lose the original pronunciation. And this rule or connection applies to some pattern of the verb forms, such as "panicking". But i'm not sure about the verb with a consonant plus "y" ending, such as "carry", "study". if we directly add -ed, or -s, does the original pronunciation would change? what would "carryed", or "carrys" be prouounced, according to your pronunciation habitude? as you must see, i'm not a native speaker.Emotion: smile

Thank you very much, and i'm much appreciated for the previous answers. sorry for my English; hope i'm clear this time. and have a nice day.
  

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When the verb ends in "y", you generally change the "y" to "i" before adding the ending, and an "e" is generally put between the "i" and the "s" or "d", so, for example: I carry You carry He/she/it carries We carry You carry They carry I carried You carried He/she/it carried We carried You carried They carried I have carried You have carried He/she/it has carried We have carried You have carried They have carried And so forth Adding the endings generally doesn't affect the original pronunciation of the verb. " And so forth.

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  • When the verb ends in "y", you generally change the "y" to "i" before adding the ending, and an "e" is generally put between the "i" and the "s" or "d", so, for example: I carry You carry He/she/it carries We carry You carry They carry I carried You carried He/she/it carried We carried You carried They carried I have carried You have carried He/she/it has carried We have carried You have carried They have carried And so forth Adding the endings generally doesn't affect the original pronunciation of the verb.
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When the verb ends in "y", you generally change the "y" to "i" before adding the ending, and an "e" is generally put between the "i" and the "s" or "d", so, for example:

I carry
You carry
He/she/it carries

We carry
You carry
They carry

I carried
You carried
He/she/it carried

We carried
You carried
They carried

I have car
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However, not all verbs change y to i before adding the ending, for example:

I pray
you pray
he prays

we pray
you pray
they pray

I prayed
you prayed
he prayed

we prayed
you prayed
they prayed

I have prayed
you have prayed
he has prayed

we have prayed
you have prayed
they have prayed

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There are some verbs ending in y that are irregular in pronunciation and spelling, for example:

I say
you say
he says

we say
you say
they say

I said
you said
he said

we said
you said
they said

I have said
you have said
he has said

we have said
you have said
they have said

And so forth
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