Exercise 1-38: consistent noun stress in changing verb tenses
This is a condensed exercise for you to practice simple intonation with a wide range of verb tenses, when you do the exercise the first time, go through stressing only the nouns 'Dogs eat bones'. Practice this until you are quite comfortable with the intonation. The pronunciation and word connections are on the right, and the full verb tenses are on the far left.
1. The dogs eat the bones.
2. The dogs ate the bones.
3. The dogs're eating the bones.
4. The dogs'll eat the bones.
5. The dogs would eat the bones.
6. The dogs would have eaten the bones.
7. The dogs that have eaten the bones.
8. The dogs have eaten the bones.
9. The dogs had eaten the bones.
10. The dogs will have eaten the bones.
11. The dogs ought to eat the bones.
12. The dogs should eat the bones.
13. The dogs should not eat the bones.
14. The dogs should have eaten the bones.
15. The dogs should not have eaten the bones.
16. The dogs could eat the bones.
17. The dogs couldn't eat the bones.
18. The dogs could have eaten the bones.
19. The dogs could not have eaten the bones.
20. The dogs might eat the bones.
21. The dogs might have eaten the bones.
22. The dogs must eat the bones.
23. The dogs must have eaten the bones.
24. The dogs can eat the bones.
25. The dogs can't eat the bones.
This is a condensed exercise for you to practice simple intonation with a wide range of verb tenses, when you do the exercise the first time, go through stressing only the nouns 'Dogs eat bones'. Practice this until you are quite comfortable with the intonation. The pronunciation and word connections are on the right, and the full verb tenses are on the far left.
1. The dogs eat the bones.
2. The dogs ate the bones.
3. The dogs're eating the bones.
4. The dogs'll eat the bones.
5. The dogs would eat the bones.
6. The dogs would have eaten the bones.
7. The dogs that have eaten the bones.
8. The dogs have eaten the bones.
9. The dogs had eaten the bones.
10. The dogs will have eaten the bones.
11. The dogs ought to eat the bones.
12. The dogs should eat the bones.
13. The dogs should not eat the bones.
14. The dogs should have eaten the bones.
15. The dogs should not have eaten the bones.
16. The dogs could eat the bones.
17. The dogs couldn't eat the bones.
18. The dogs could have eaten the bones.
19. The dogs could not have eaten the bones.
20. The dogs might eat the bones.
21. The dogs might have eaten the bones.
22. The dogs must eat the bones.
23. The dogs must have eaten the bones.
24. The dogs can eat the bones.
25. The dogs can't eat the bones.