Verb Endings


Four suffixes consistently added to a verb’s base create all forms of a verb used in all tenses:


Present


1. -s          creates 3rd person singular / present tense  (He talks.)


2. -ing       creates the present participle / used with be  (He is talking.)


Past


3. -ed        creates the simple past  (He talked.)


4. -en        creates the past participle / used with have  (He has spoken.)


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