1. When did he need to come?
(He needed to (/’niddItǝ/) to come yesterday.)
2. What did she want to do?
(She wanted to (/’wǝntIdtǝ) experiment last week.)
3. Where did they decide to go?
(They decided to (/’di’saidIdtǝ/) Ancol this morning.)
4. What did she start to do?
(She started to (/’starttǝ/) survey for a place last week.)
5. When did he expect to be there?
(He expected to (/’ek’spektIdtǝ/) to be there yesterday.)
6. When did they intend to arrive?
(They intended to (/’in’tendIdtǝ/) arrive last night.)
7. When did you start to learn English?
(I started to (/’starttǝ/) learn English when I age seven years old.)
8. Why did you want to come to the United States?
(I wanted to (/’wǝntIdtǝ) to come to the United States holiday with my family last night.)
9. When did you decide to come here?
(I decided to (/’di’saidIdtǝ/) come here this night.)
10. When did you need to apply for visa?
(I needed to (/’niddIdtǝ/) for visa when I get scholarship in the Boston University.)
11. What did you hate to do when you were a child?
(I hated to (/’heittǝ/) when I were a child.)
C. Adding a Syllable. Answer the following questions the pas tense of the verb. Don’t drop medial /t/ : started doesn’t sound the same as starred.
1. When did you start looking for an apartement?
(I started (/t) looking for an apartement last week.)
2. What did you advisor suggest doing?
(My advisor suggested (/t/) doing I investment securities.)
3. What did your end up telling your advisor?
(I ended (/Id/) up telling how about a good investment to my advisor.)
4. How did your roommate first treat you?
(My roommate first treated (/t) a good person.)
5. Who did you visit over the weekend?
(I visited (/Id/) to village my brother and my sister over the weekend.)
6. How did you mother sound over the phone?
(My mother sound overed (/d) push button switch the phone.)
7. How many times did your teacher repeat the instructions?
(My teacher repeated (/Id/) the instructions ten minutes.)
8. Who did the teacher point at?
(The teacher pointed (/Id/) at Mr. Andi)
9. What did you avoid doing over the weekend?
(I avoided (/Id/) work doing over the weekend)
10. How long did you attend high school?
(I attended (/Id/) high school three years.)
D. Linking onto Vowels. Answer the following questions using the past tense of the verb and be sure to link the final /t/ or /d/ to the following word. Remember that /h/ in him and her is silent when the pronoun is linked to the preceding word.
1. What did you talk about last night?
(I talked (/t/) about film action last night.)
2. Who did the class laugh at?
(The class laughed (/t/) at him.)
3. Who did the teacher stare at angrily?
(The teacher stared (/d/) at angrily her.)
4. Which room did you walk into by mistake?
(I walked (/t/) into room empty by mistake.)
5. Why did the teacher turn around?
(The teacher turned (/d/) around by car.)
6. When did he ask her out?
(He asked (/t/) her out yesterday)
7. Who did you introduce him to?
(I introduce (/t/) him to Andi.)
8. What sport did you play in high school?
(I played (/d/) sport football in high school.)
9. When did you hel your roommate?
(I helped (/t/) my roommate last night.)
10. When did your father marry your mother?
(My father marryed (/d/) my mother last years.)
F. Change the following verb to the past tense. Write /Id/ (extra syllable), /t/, or /d/ to show how to pronounce the past tense ending. (Optional: put each word in a short sentence).
1. Opened (/d/)
2. Refused (/d/)
3. Attended (/Id/)
4. Climbed (/d/)
5. Persuade (/d/)
6. Preferred (/d/)
7. Hurried (/d/)
8. Charge (/d/)
9. Arrived (/d/)
10. Lasted (/t/)
11. Correct (/Id/)
12. Relaxed (/t/)
13. Hopped (/t/)
14. Enjoyed (/Id/)
15. Related (/d/)
16. Remembered (/d/)
17. Controled (/d/)
18. Ased (/d/)
19. Pretended (/Id/)
20. Died (/d/)
21. Shouted (/t/)
22. Watched (/t/)
23. Explained (/d/)
24. Sewed (/d/)
25. Sliped (/t/)
26. Exchanged (/d/)
27. Reminded (/Id/)
28. Huged (/d/)Sumber : - Echols, John M and Shadily, Hassan. Kamus Inggris - Indonesia. Jakarta:
PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama.
