Pronouncing -s endings Using of -s (or -es) endings: ● in plural nouns (gloves, phones, dogs) ● in verbs (phones, does) ● in possessives (Maria’s, Anna’s) ● in the contractions of is and has (The films started) If the previous word ends with any of these sounds: /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /tʃ/ /ʤ/ the sound of the 's' ending will be /ɪz/: watch - watches miss - misses finish - finishes Pronouncing past tenses To make a past tense of a regular verb, you add the ending-ed: Look - looked Watch - watched Claim - claimed or -dif there is already a letter e at the and of the infinitive: Like - liked Love - loved Hate - hated When the next word starts with a consonantwe don’t hear the -ed ending clearly: I live(d) near the park. I look(ed) there.
