whether past or present participles, do they all end in -ing?
2006-11-15 13:14:10 · 3 answers · asked by i_squeeze 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Present participles always end in -ing. However, pas participles will never end in -ing. Past participles normally end in -ed; however, there are many irregular verbs that do not follow this rule.
2006-11-15 13:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by staaarrr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no past participles end in -ed most of the time unless they are irregular
here are some examples:
talk: talking (present) and talked (past participle regular)
bake: baking (present) and baked (past participle regular)
do: doing (present) and done (past participle irregular)
say: saying(present) and said (past participle irregular)
eat: eating (present) and eaten (past participle irregular)
2006-11-15 21:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by thatshowiroll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do, just that the helping verbs change for present and past--don't confuse them :)
2006-11-15 21:18:02 · answer #3 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋