Inflectional Endings

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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, such as tense or number.

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What does the ending 'ed' indicate?

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The ending 'ed' is used to show that an action happened in the past.

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What does the ending 'ing' indicate?

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The ending 'ing' is used to show that an action is happening right now.

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What does the ending 'es' indicate?

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The ending 'es' is used to make a word plural when it ends in certain letters.

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What is the correct form of 'dry' in the past tense?

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dried

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What is the correct form of 'try' in the past tense?

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tried

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What is the correct plural form of 'fry'?

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fries

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What is the correct form of 'spy' in the present continuous tense?

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spying

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What is the correct past tense of 'spy'?

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spied

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How do you change a verb that ends in 'y' to past tense?

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If the verb ends in a consonant + 'y', change 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed'.