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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*, etc. (gerunds)
- After sensory verbs like *hear, see* when the action is ongoing
- -ed is used for:
- Simple past tense (e.g., "visited")
- Past participles (especially in passive voice)

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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
✔ sleeping

2. My sister _______ (paint) a beautiful picture for the art show.
→ No time clue, but likely describing an action that happened before now.
→ "saw" is past tense → so this is also past tense
✔ painted

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

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

5. The sky _______ (turn) orange during the sunset.
→ Describing a past event (sunset), so past tense
✔ turned

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

7. I hear the rain _______ (fall) on the roof.
→ "hear" followed by a verb → if it's ongoing, use -ing
→ We're hearing the action as it happens
✔ falling

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

9. We enjoy _______ (read) books together every night.
→ "enjoy" takes a gerund (-ing form)
✔ reading

10. I love _______ (bake) cookies with my mom.
→ "love" takes a gerund
✔ 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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📝 Summary of Key Concepts:

- Use -ing after be (is/are/was/were) → continuous tenses
- Use -ing after verbs like enjoy, love, hate, avoid, mind, etc.
- Use -ed for past tense or passive constructions
- "Hear" + -ing = hearing the action happening now
- Check subject-verb agreement (e.g., "bird" vs "birds")

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