How to pronounce -ED perfectly every time

<p>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:</p> <ul> <li>I <strong>ask-ed</strong> him to help me.</li> <li>We <strong>pre-par-ed</strong> for our trip.</li> </ul> <p>The mistake is with the verbs in the past, ending in -ED. The correct way to say them is:</p> <ul> <li><em>askt</em> (not ask-ed)</li> <li><em>pre-pard</em> (not pre-par-ed)</li> </ul> <p>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 <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-ed-perfectly-every-time-in-english" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-ed-perfectly-every-time-in-english&source=gmail&ust=1632446842066000&usg=AFQjCNGibcsG57khSCEV41hSug9v4a5eBg"><strong>pronounce the -ED ending correctly</strong></a> every time, and we’ll practice together!</p> <div>If you want to improve your pronunciation fast in the next 30 days, then I’d like to invite you into my <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/&source=gmail&ust=1632446842066000&usg=AFQjCNE28m5GxTe5Jo8ykLhvNem0OlGq0A"><strong>American English Pronunciation Course.</strong></a></div> <div> </div> <div>We’ll go through every sound in the English language and help you speak more clearly, so that you can be confident that other people will understand you!</div>