-ed And -ing Suffixes

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1. What is the base word for making?

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The base word for "making" is "make." This is because "make" is the root word from which "making" is derived. When adding the suffix "-ing" to "make," it forms the present participle form of the verb, indicating an ongoing action or process. Therefore, "make" is the correct answer as it is the base word for "making."

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2. Which suffix means the present?

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The suffix "-ing" is used to indicate the present tense of a verb. It is added to the base form of a verb to form the present participle. For example, in the word "running," the suffix "-ing" indicates that the action is happening in the present. Therefore, "-ing" is the correct suffix that means the present.

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3. Which suffix means "the past?"

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The suffix "-ed" is used to indicate the past tense of a verb. When added to the end of a word, it signifies that the action described by the verb has already happened. For example, adding "-ed" to the verb "walk" creates the past tense form "walked," indicating that the walking occurred in the past. Therefore, "-ed" is the correct suffix that means "the past."

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4. What is the base word for baking?

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The base word for baking is "bake." The word "bake" is the root word from which the word "baking" is derived. In this context, "bake" refers to the action of cooking food in an oven.

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5. Read the sentences. Look at the underlined verbs. Which sentence is correct?

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The correct answer is "Alex is dancing to the music." The verb form "is dancing" is the correct present continuous tense to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking. The other options, "is danceing" and "is dancieing," are incorrect because they do not follow the correct spelling and pronunciation rules for adding "-ing" to the base form of the verb. The last option, "Alex will dancing to the music," is incorrect because it uses the future tense "will" instead of the present continuous tense.

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6. What is the past tense verb for "to dance?"

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The past tense verb for "to dance" is "danced." In English, regular verbs form their past tense by adding "-ed" to the base form of the verb. "Danced" follows this pattern correctly, making it the correct past tense form of "to dance."

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7. What is the present verb for bake?

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The present verb for bake is "baking." This is the correct answer because it follows the standard rule for forming present verbs in English by adding -ing to the base form of the verb.

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8. What is the past tense verb for "to cause?"

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The correct past tense verb for "to cause" is "caused."

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9. What is the past tense verb for "to love?"

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The past tense verb for "to love" is "loved." This is because "loved" follows the regular pattern for forming past tense verbs in English, which is to add "-ed" to the base form of the verb. In this case, the base form of the verb is "love," so when we add "-ed" to it, we get "loved."

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10. What is the present tense verb for "to pop?"

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The present tense verb for "to pop" is "popping." This is because "popping" is the correct form of the verb in the present tense. The word "poping" is not a valid form of the verb and is therefore incorrect.

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11. What is the present tense verb for "to hop?"

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The present tense verb for "to hop" is "hopping." This is because "hopping" is the base form of the verb without any tense or conjugation. It is used to describe an action that is currently happening in the present.

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12. What is the present tense verb for "to cause?"

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The present tense verb for "to cause" is "causing." In the present tense, we use the base form of the verb, which is "cause," and add the -ing suffix to indicate that the action is happening in the present. Therefore, "causing" is the correct answer.

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13. What is the past tense verb for "to hope?"

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The past tense verb for "to hope" is "hoped." This is the correct answer because "hoped" is the past tense form of the verb "to hope." In English, we use the past tense to talk about actions or states that occurred in the past. Therefore, when we want to indicate that we had hope in the past, we use the verb "hoped."

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What is the base word for making?
Which suffix means the present?
Which suffix means "the past?"
What is the base word for baking?
Read the sentences. Look at the underlined verbs. Which sentence is...
What is the past tense verb for "to dance?"
What is the present verb for bake?
What is the past tense verb for "to cause?"
What is the past tense verb for "to love?"
What is the present tense verb for "to pop?"
What is the present tense verb for "to hop?"
What is the present tense verb for "to cause?"
What is the past tense verb for "to hope?"
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