Linking: word final -ed + vowel sound

Linking is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You link them.

In this lesson, we practice linking pattern #1:
consonant sound + vowel sound.

And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
What do you hear?
present tense or past tense

Time is Up!

Time's up