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How to pronounce -ED perfectly every time
Today I want to help you fix a pronunciation problem that I hear in a LOT of students' English, and that is saying things like this:
I ask-ed him to help me.
We pre-par-ed for our trip.
The mistake is with the verbs in the past, ending in -ED. The correct way to say them is:
askt (not ask-ed)
pre-pard (not pre-par-ed)
It's a small mistake, but unfortunately it makes it obvious that someone's not a native English speaker. I'll explain some simple rules to help you pronounce the -ED ending correctly every time, and we'll practice together!
If you want to improve your pronunciation fast in the…
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