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Listen Is Regular: Listened, the Silent T, and the Vanishing -ed Ending
Listen is a regular verb — past tense and past participle are both listened. The hard part is the silent t and the /d/ ending that dies right before "to," taking the sentence's tense down with it.
The Wallaby19 min read
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The Past Tense of 'Like' Is 'Liked': The Final /kt/ Cluster and 3 Non-Verb Roles of 'Like'
The simple past and past participle of "like" are both "liked," with the -ed ending pronounced /t/. The final /kt/ cluster drops before a consonant, and "like" has three other roles where it isn't conjugated as a verb.
The Wallaby20 min read
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The Past Tense of Stay Is Stayed: A Regular Verb Whose -ed Ending Keeps Disappearing
Stay is a regular verb — both the simple past and past participle are stayed. The hard part is a final /d/ sound that learners' ears almost always drop.
The Wallaby18 min read