Inflectional endings -ed and -ing

Front

What is an inflectional ending?

Back

An inflectional ending is a suffix added to a word to change its form, such as tense or number.

Front

What does the ending '-ed' indicate?

Back

The ending '-ed' indicates that an action has already happened (past tense).

Front

What does the ending '-ing' indicate?

Back

The ending '-ing' indicates that an action is currently happening (present participle).

Front

Give an example of a verb with the '-ed' ending.

Back

Used.

Front

Give an example of a verb with the '-ing' ending.

Back

Waving.

Front

What is the base form of 'jogged'?

Back

Jog.

Front

What is the base form of 'diving'?

Back

Dive.

Front

What is the base form of 'closed'?

Back

Close.

Front

How do you change 'play' to past tense?

Back

Add '-ed' to make it 'played'.

Front

How do you change 'swim' to present participle?

Back

Add '-ing' to make it 'swimming'.