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/)
Sumber : - Echols, John M and Shadily, Hassan. Kamus Inggris - Indonesia. Jakarta:
PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama.
