Linking: present / past tense + 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:
present or past tense + vowel sound.

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

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