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English Quiz - Tense - Adding 'ing' and 'ed' (Questions)

Learn how verbs change when we add ing and ed. Spot when to drop a letter, double a consonant, or keep it the same.

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Fascinating Fact:

Adding ing to a word ending in e means drop the e, so make becomes making and ride becomes riding.

In KS1 English, children learn how verbs change when we add ing and ed. Understanding these patterns helps them spell new words correctly and talk about actions now and in the past.

Key Terms

Verb: A doing or being word, such as jump, play, or talk.
Suffix: Letters added to the end of a word, like ing or ed, to change its meaning or tense.
Tense: Shows when an action happens, such as now (present) or before (past).

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is the rule for adding ing to words ending in e in KS1?

In KS1, children learn to drop the final e before adding ing. For example, make becomes making and ride becomes riding.

How do you add ed to regular verbs for the past tense?

For many verbs, you simply add ed, like jump to jumped. Some verbs need spelling changes, such as drop to dropped, following patterns taught in KS1.

Why do some verbs double the consonant before adding ing or ed?

When a short word ends with one vowel and one consonant, like hop, we often double the consonant before adding ing or ed, making hopping or hopped.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Which word is not a verb?

[ ]	dance
[ ]	love
[ ]	push
[ ]	studio

2.

When do we add 'ed' onto the end of a verb?

[ ]	When you are saying you have done an action.
[ ]	When you are saying you are doing an action.
[ ]	To describe an object.
[ ]	To describe an animal.

3.

When do we add 'ing' onto a verb?

[ ]	When you are saying you have done an action.
[ ]	When you are saying you are doing an action.
[ ]	To describe an object.
[ ]	To describe an animal.

4.

Which word can we not add 'ing' to?

[ ]	teach
[ ]	learn
[ ]	listen
[ ]	children

5.

Which word can we not add 'ed' to?

[ ]	run
[ ]	race
[ ]	chase
[ ]	jog

6.

They ____ their hands.' Which word fits in the gap?

[ ]	raisin
[ ]	raised
[ ]	raiseed
[ ]	raising

7.

He is...

[ ]	snore
[ ]	snoreing
[ ]	snoring
[ ]	snored

8.

'They ____ the ice-cream.' What's the missing word?

[ ]	tasted
[ ]	tasting
[ ]	tasteed
[ ]	tasteing

9.

They are ____ a milkshake.' What is the missing word?

[ ]	shared
[ ]	shareed
[ ]	sharing
[ ]	shareing

10.

Which word is the odd one out?

[ ]	fishing
[ ]	sitting
[ ]	caught
[ ]	hunting

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English Quiz - Tense - Adding 'ing' and 'ed' (Answers)

1.

Which word is not a verb?

[ ]	dance
[ ]	love
[ ]	push
[x]	studio

A verb is a doing word. A verb is a word that if I say it to you, you would need to do something. We can add 'ing' and 'ed' onto the ends of verbs.

2.

When do we add 'ed' onto the end of a verb?

[x]	When you are saying you have done an action.
[ ]	When you are saying you are doing an action.
[ ]	To describe an object.
[ ]	To describe an animal.

When you add 'ed' onto the end of a word, it automatically moves that word and action into the past.

3.

When do we add 'ing' onto a verb?

[ ]	When you are saying you have done an action.
[x]	When you are saying you are doing an action.
[ ]	To describe an object.
[ ]	To describe an animal.

If we add 'ing' onto the end of a word, this means the action or verb is happening now.

4.

Which word can we not add 'ing' to?

[ ]	teach
[ ]	learn
[ ]	listen
[x]	children

We could say she is teaching, they are learning and listening.

5.

Which word can we not add 'ed' to?

[x]	run
[ ]	race
[ ]	chase
[ ]	jog

The word run is an irregular past tense, so here we would say ran. The others, we would say they raced, jogged and she chased him.

6.

They ____ their hands.' Which word fits in the gap?

[ ]	raisin
[x]	raised
[ ]	raiseed
[ ]	raising

Because they did it in the past, we add 'ed'. However, the word 'raise' ends with an 'e', this means we only need to add 'd'.

7.

He is...

[ ]	snore
[ ]	snoreing
[x]	snoring
[ ]	snored

He is doing it now, so we add 'ing'. However, because the word 'snore' ends with an 'e' we get rid of the 'e' and replace it with 'ing'.

8.

'They ____ the ice-cream.' What's the missing word?

[x]	tasted
[ ]	tasting
[ ]	tasteed
[ ]	tasteing

This is in the past and we must remember to only add 'd'. In Italy they call ice-cream gelato.

9.

They are ____ a milkshake.' What is the missing word?

[ ]	shared
[ ]	shareed
[x]	sharing
[ ]	shareing

The most popular milkshake flavours are chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.

10.

Which word is the odd one out?

[ ]	fishing
[ ]	sitting
[x]	caught
[ ]	hunting

Not only is 'caught' the only word that doesn't end in 'ing'; it is also what we call an irregular past tense.