Inflectional ending ed

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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, often to indicate tense, number, or comparison.

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What does the ending 'ed' indicate when added to a verb?

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The ending 'ed' indicates that the action of the verb has already happened (past tense).

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What is the past tense of 'play'?

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Played

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What is the past tense of 'jump'?

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Jumped

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What is the past tense of 'trust'?

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Trusted

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What is the past tense of 'end'?

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Ended

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What is the past tense of 'drop'?

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Dropped

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add 'ed' to the base form of the verb.

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What is a regular verb?

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A regular verb is a verb that follows a standard pattern when forming its past tense, usually by adding 'ed'.

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What is an example of a verb that does not follow the 'ed' rule?

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The verb 'go' becomes 'went' in the past tense.