Speaking English is tricky! But if you can nail one of the most common past tense forms your spoken English will quickly sound more natural! The -ED ending in written English keeps things tidy. When we’re spreading English?…not so much! It’s a case study in the way reductions impact spoken English. I’ll explain everything and before you know it you’ll be speaking English more like a native speaker. ⭐️https://RachelsEnglish.com/free - Get my Free Course, the Top 3 Ways to Master the American Accent 🇺🇸 ⭐️Get my free guide to the sounds of American English: https://rachelsenglish.com/cheat-sheet ⭐️Get my Book: http://RachelsEnglish.com/book ⭐️Follow me on Facebook: http://bit.ly/RE_FB ⭐️I’m also on Instagram :) http://www.instagram.com/RachelsEnglish ⭐️Join my YouTube Membership: null 00:00 Introduction 00:05 How the past tense ed ending can disappear in spoken English 00:10 looked 00:20 looked for 01:18 3 different pronunciations of ed endings 01:30 Free course: Top 3 Ways to Master the American Accent 01:47 Rule 1 04:32 Rule 2 05:20 Rule 3 05:47 worked, opened, needed 05:58 more details about Rule 1 07:08 ch 09:17 F 10:02 K 11:09 P 13:20 S 14:50 SH 15:39 TH 16:36 Rachel's conclusion for rule 1 17:19 T Sound Dropped 19:14 Rule 2 23:51 Rule 2 - ending sound voiced 30:23 L like in the word drill 32:05 M like in the word bummed 33:54 N 34:23 signed 35:05 drained 36:13 NG 36:24 longed 37:28 voiced TH 37:35 smoothed, bathed 38:30 V like moved 39:21 Z like buzzed 40:36 ZH 40:42 barraged 48:36 Rule 3 49:12 Summary of rule 1 and 2 50:21 ended up 50:33 acted on 51:01 it ended 52:09 flap T heated, dated ,noted, waited 52:56 parted 52:05 alerted 53:10 Flap D 53:18 boarded, worded 53:52 nt+ed, wanted 55:13 counted 55:22 pointed 55:34 planted 55:50 nd+ed 1:00:18 like and subscribe Join Rachel's Circle or Rachel's Superstars for awesome YouTube perks! null Study in Rachel's online school to speak better, more confident English: https://www.RachelsEnglishAcademy.com/ Get your FREE Sounds of American English Cheat Sheet: https://www.RachelsEnglish.com/cheat-sheet SUBSCRIBE!: http://bit.ly/RE_sub New to Rachel's English? Where to Start Playlist:    • Where to Start   Get Rachel's Book: http://RachelsEnglish.com/book Follow on Facebook: http://bit.ly/RE_FB I'm also on Instagram :) http://www.instagram.com/RachelsEnglish Improve your American Accent / spoken English at Rachel's English with video-based lessons and exercises. Rachel uses real life English conversation as the basis for teaching how to speak English and how to sound American -- improve listening comprehension skills. Study English vocabulary and English phrases such as phrasal verbs, as well as common expressions in English. Learn American idioms and American slang. #RachelsEnglish #LearnEnglish #EnglishPronunciation #AmericanEnglishPronunciation