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 indicates the past tense of a verb.

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What does the suffix -ing indicate?

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The suffix -ing indicates the present participle or gerund form of a verb.

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How do you form the past tense of 'drop'?

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You add -ed to 'drop' to form 'dropped'.

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How do you form the present participle of 'frame'?

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You add -ing to 'frame' to form 'framing'.

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What is the past tense of 'bake'?

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The past tense of 'bake' is 'baked'.

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What is the present participle of 'rub'?

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The present participle of 'rub' is 'rubbing'.

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What is the correct past tense form of 'hope'?

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The correct past tense form of 'hope' is 'hoped'.

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What happens to a verb when you add -ed?

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Adding -ed typically changes the verb to its past tense form.

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What happens to a verb when you add -ing?

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Adding -ing changes the verb to its present participle form.