Inflectional Endings -ed, -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, often to indicate tense, mood, or aspect.

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What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

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The suffix '-ed' is used to form the past tense of regular verbs.

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What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

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The suffix '-ing' is used to form the present participle of verbs, indicating an ongoing action.

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How do you add '-ed' to a verb that ends in 'e'?

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Simply add 'd' to the verb (e.g., 'like' becomes 'liked').

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How do you add '-ed' to a verb that ends in a consonant?

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Add '-ed' to the base form of the verb (e.g., 'stop' becomes 'stopped').

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What happens to a verb that ends in 'y' when adding '-ed'?

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If the verb ends in a consonant followed by 'y', change 'y' to 'i' and add '-ed' (e.g., 'cry' becomes 'cried').

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What is the rule for doubling the final consonant when adding '-ed'?

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If a one-syllable verb ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant, double the consonant before adding '-ed' (e.g., 'hop' becomes 'hopped').

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How do you add '-ing' to a verb that ends in 'e'?

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Drop the 'e' and add '-ing' (e.g., 'make' becomes 'making').

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What happens to a verb that ends in 'y' when adding '-ing'?

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If the verb ends in a consonant followed by 'y', keep the 'y' and add '-ing' (e.g., 'play' becomes 'playing').

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What is the rule for doubling the final consonant when adding '-ing'?

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If a one-syllable verb ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant, double the consonant before adding '-ing' (e.g., 'run' becomes 'running').