If the verb ends with -e then we add only -d
e.x decide – decided.
N.q.s: folja mbaron me –e atehere shtojme vetem –d
e.x decide – decided.
N.q.s: folja mbaron me –e atehere shtojme vetem –d
p.sh: decide – decided.
If the verb ends with -y and before the -y there is a consonant, than the -y becomes -i and we add th -ed suffix.e.x. study –studied BUT play – played
If the verb ends with -y and before the -y there is a consonant, than the -y becomes -i and we add th -ed suffix.e.x. study –studied BUT play – played
N.q.s: folja mbaron me –y dhe para y-se ka bashketingellore, atehere y-ja kthehet ne –idhe shtojmë mbaresen –ed.
P.sh: study –studied ndersa play – played (ka zanore perpara y-se)
If the verb ends only in a consonant an before there is only a vowel which is stressed, than the last letter is doubled. e.x. stop –stopped, permit – permitted, BUT pilot-pilotet
N.q.s: folja mbaron vetem me nje bashketingellore dhe para saj ka vetem nje zanore e cila eshte e theksuar, atehere germa e fundit dyfishohet.
P.sh: stop –stopped, permit – permitted, ndersa pilot-pilotet (nuk theksohet ne rrokjen e fundit)
P.sh: stop –stopped, permit – permitted, ndersa pilot-pilotet (nuk theksohet ne rrokjen e fundit)
Perjashtim-Exception
When the verb ends with -x then the letter x is not doubed when we add the suffic -ed.
e.x mix – mixed, fix-fixed.
a) Kur folja mbaron me shkronjen –x atehere shkronja nuk dyfishohet kur shtojme mbaresen –ed. P.sh: mix – mixed, fix-fixed.
When the verb ends with -x then the letter x is not doubed when we add the suffic -ed.
e.x mix – mixed, fix-fixed.
When the verb ends with -l and before there is only one vowel.
1. travel – travelled (British English – anglishtja britanike)
2. travel – traveled (American English – anglishtja amerikane)
When the verb ends with -c then we and the suffix -ked e.x panic-panicked, traffic –trafficked.
Pronunciation rules with suffix -ed
Rregulla shqiptimi me mbaresen -ed
When the verb end with the t or d sound the -ed is pronounced -id
1) Kur folja mbaron me tingull /t ose /d mbaresa –ed shqiptohet –id.
decide-decided, want-wanded, add-added
decide-decided, want-wanded, add-added
When the verb ends with consonant sound /ch / f/ k/ p/ s/ x/ the suffix id pronounced t
2) Kur mbaron me tingull bashketingellor /ch (ç)/ f/ k/ p/ s/ x/ mbaresa shqiptohet t
box-boxed, dress-dressed, walk-walked, hope-hoped
box-boxed, dress-dressed, walk-walked, hope-hoped
When the verb ends with anyother sound is pronounced d
3) Kur mbaron me cfaredolloj tingulli tjeter shqiptohet d
open –opened, love – loved