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., 'bake' becomes 'baked').

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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 verb (e.g., 'drop' becomes 'dropped').

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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 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., 'cry' becomes 'crying').

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

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Simply add -ing to the verb (e.g., 'fry' becomes 'frying').

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What is the past tense of 'quack'?

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The past tense of 'quack' is 'quacked'.