Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing

An inflectional ending is a suffix added to a word to change its form, often to indicate tense, mood, or aspect.

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

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

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

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

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

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').

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

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

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').