The regular verbs in the simple past are pronounced three different ways according to the final sound of the verb. The “-ed” is pronounced /t/, /id/, or /d/.
Kata kerja beraturan dalam Simple Past memiliki tiga jenis pengucapan. Akhiran ":-ed" diucapkan /t/, /id/ atau /d/.

The / / means we are talking about SOUNDS not spelling.
Tanda // artinya suara bukan ejaan.

    Verb Simple Past Sound
/t/ Verbs that end in the sounds /sh/, /k/, /p/, /ss/ , /ch/, or / f/.
Kata kerja yang berakhiran /sh/, /k/, /p/, /ss/ , /ch/, or / f/.
wash
like
stop
kiss
watch
laugh
washed
liked
stopped
kissed
watched
laughed
/washt/
/likt/
/stopt/
/kisst/
/watcht/
/laft/
/id/ Verbs that end in the sounds /t/ or /d/ are pronounced /id/.
Kata kerja yang berakhiran /t/ atau /d/, akhiran "ed" dibaca /id/
add
end
start
want
added
ended
started
wanted
/addid/
/endid/
/startid/
/wantid/
/d/ All other verbs are pronounced /d/.
Kata kerja yang lain dibaca /d/
clean
play
rain
pull
cleaned
played
rained
pulled
/cleand/
/plaid/
/raind/
/pulld/

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