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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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why is there a "d" at the end of these word and why? thank you
Why is there a "d" at the end of these words and why please? thank you to whoever help me. especially # 1 and also how do you know when to add a "d" to these word if it does not sound like past tense. Is it a verb or adjective?
1. Denied Loved
2. Forced into a life of fighting.
3. Treated like a possession.
1. Denied Loved
2. Forced into a life of fighting.
3. Treated like a possession.
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The ed ending in the past tense doesn't always sound exactly the same. There are at least three different ways it can sound. The ed at the end of a word sounds almost like t in words like asked, fixed, helped, passed, looked, and many more.
- The ed ending in the past tense doesn't always sound exactly the same.
- There are at least three different ways it can sound.
- The ed at the end of a word sounds almost like t in words like asked, fixed, helped, passed, looked, and many more.
- But the ed at the end of words like arrived, called, changed, forced, listened, lived, loved , and many more, sounds more like d .
- Finally, the ed at the end of words like attended, collected, decided, counted, divided, painted, hated, repeated , treated , and many more, sounds like id and adds another syllable to the word.
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The ed ending in the past tense doesn't always sound exactly the same.
There are at least three different ways it can sound.
The ed at the end of a word sounds almost like t in words like asked, fixed, helped, passed, looked, and many more.
But the ed at the end of words like arrived, called, changed, forced, listened,
There are at least three different ways it can sound.
The ed at the end of a word sounds almost like t in words like asked, fixed, helped, passed, looked, and many more.
But the ed at the end of words like arrived, called, changed, forced, listened,
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AnonymousWhy is there a "d" at the end of these words and why please? thank you to whoever help me. especially # 1 and also how do you know when to add a "d" to these word if it does not sound like past tense. Is it a verb or adjective?
1. Denied Loved
2. Forced into a life of fighting.
3. Treated like a possession.
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