Inflectional Endings -ed and -ing

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What is an inflectional ending?

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An inflectional ending is a suffix added to a word to change its form, such as tense or number.

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What does the ending -ed indicate?

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The ending -ed is used to show that an action has already happened (past tense).

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What does the ending -ing indicate?

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The ending -ing is used to show that an action is currently happening (present participle).

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Give an example of a verb with the -ed ending.

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Raked is an example of a verb with the -ed ending.

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Give an example of a verb with the -ing ending.

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Running is an example of a verb with the -ing ending.

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What is the past tense of 'hop'?

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Hopped is the past tense of 'hop'.

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What is the present participle of 'swim'?

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Swimming is the present participle of 'swim'.

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How do you change 'run' to past tense?

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You change 'run' to past tense by adding -ned to make 'ran'.

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How do you change 'sit' to present participle?

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You change 'sit' to present participle by adding -ing to make 'sitting'.

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What is the correct form of 'rake' in past tense?

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The correct form is 'raked'.