Worksheet for practicing the correct use of -ed and -ing suffixes in English grammar.

Let's solve each sentence by choosing the correct suffix -ed or -ing based on grammar rules and context.

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🔹 Rules to Remember:

- -ing is used for:
- Present continuous tense (e.g., "is sleeping")
- After verbs like *enjoy, love, hate, hear, see* when followed by a verb (gerund)
- -ed is used for:
- Simple past tense (e.g., "visited")
- Past participle in passive voice or perfect tenses

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

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1. The cat is _______ (sleep) on the cozy bed.
→ "is" + verb → present continuous tense → use -ing
✔ sleeping

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2. My sister _______ (paint) a beautiful picture for the art show.
→ No time indicator; action likely happening now or recently? But since it's not "is painting", and no other context, but we can assume she painted it already (past).
But wait — "a beautiful picture for the art show" suggests it's completed. So past tense.
✔ painted

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3. The letter is _______ (address) and ready to be sent.
→ Passive voice: "is" + past participle → "addressed"
✔ addressed

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4. I _______ (visit) the zoo and saw many animals.
→ "saw" is past tense → so "visit" should also be past tense → visited
✔ visited

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5. The sky _______ (turn) orange during the sunset.
→ Describing what happens at sunset — a general truth or past event? Since it's a natural phenomenon, this could be simple past or present. But “during the sunset” suggests past occurrence.
Also, “saw” earlier was past, so this fits with that.
✔ turned

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6. The fish are _______ (swim) in the pond.
→ "are" + verb → present continuous → swimming
✔ swimming

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7. I hear the rain _______ (fall) on the roof.
→ After "hear", we use gerund (-ing) form → "hearing something doing"
So: "hear the rain falling"
✔ falling

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8. The bird are _______ (sing) a beautiful song.
→ "are" + verb → present continuous → singing
(Note: "bird" should be "birds" — plural — but assuming typo.)
✔ singing

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9. We enjoy _______ (read) books together every night.
→ After "enjoy", we use gerund (-ing)
✔ reading

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10. I love _______ (bake) cookies with my mom.
→ After "love", we use gerund (-ing)
✔ baking

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✔ Final Answers:

1. sleeping
2. painted
3. addressed
4. visited
5. turned
6. swimming
7. falling
8. singing
9. reading
10. baking

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📝 Explanation Summary:

- Use -ing after helping verbs (is, are, was, were) and after verbs like *enjoy, love, hear, see*.
- Use -ed for past tense actions or passive constructions.
- Pay attention to subject-verb agreement and context (present vs. past).

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