APPENDIX I: REGULAR VERBS: SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

Here is a list of some of the regular verbs and their simple past tense forms with hints on pronunciation.

infinitive simple past pronunciation

to advance advanced advance-t

to dance danced dance-t

to force forced force-t

to guess guessed guess-t

to race raced race-t

to add added add-id

to attend attended attend-id

to comprehend comprehended comprehendid

to end ended end-id

to offend offended offend-ed

to chant chanted chant-id

to count counted count-id

to dent dented dent-id

to faint fainted faint-id

to hint hinted hint-id

invent invented invent-id

to interpret interpreted interpret-id

to rent rented rent-id

to start started start-id

to want wanted want-id

to anticipate anticipated anticipateid

to dictate dictated dictate-id

to hesitate hesitated hesitate-id

to promote promoted promote-id

to waste wasted waste-id

to blink blinked blink-t

to talk talked talk-t

to walk walked walk-t

to work worked work-t

to clap clapped clapp-t

to clip clipped clipp-t

to drop dropped dropp-t

to stop stopped stopp-t

to tap tapped tapp-t

to trap trapped trapp-t

to rely relied relide

to reply replied replide

to spy spied spide

to try tried tride