linking: word final /t, d, Id/ + 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.

Word Final /t, d, Id/ + Vowel Sound

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