Inflectional Endings (ing, 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 tense or form, such as 'ing' or 'ed'.

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What does the ending 'ing' indicate?

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The ending 'ing' indicates an action that is happening right now.

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What does the ending 'ed' indicate?

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The ending 'ed' indicates an action that has already happened, or is in the past.

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Give an example of a word with 'ing'.

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Running is an example of a word with 'ing'.

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Give an example of a word with 'ed'.

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Jumped is an example of a word with 'ed'.

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What is the base form of 'running'?

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The base form of 'running' is 'run'.

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What is the base form of 'smiled'?

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The base form of 'smiled' is 'smile'.

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How do you change 'play' to show it is happening now?

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You add 'ing' to make it 'playing'.

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How do you change 'walk' to show it happened in the past?

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You add 'ed' to make it 'walked'.

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What is the base form of 'swimming'?

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The base form of 'swimming' is 'swim'.