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We use the ing form with our tenses (present, past, future, etc) to emphasize action that continues or progresses for a period of time. We call these forms of our tenses Continuous or Progressive (you will see both terms for the same thing). These actions don't start and then stop; they continue.
A. Present continuous - I am eating my dinner now so I am busy for a while.
B. Past continuous - I was eating my dinner last night when my sister called me.
C. Future continuous - Soon I will be eating my dinner for a while but I can talk now.
D. Present perfect continuous - I have been eating my dinner at 8 PM for many years. (This has continued for many years up to the present moment and hasn't stopped yet. Each occurrence was a continuous action).
E. Past perfect continuous - I had been eating my dinner at 8 PM for many years until I decided to eat earlier at 7 PM. (A previous action continued for many years in a continuous manner each time before a certain event occurred - I suddenly changed my habits)
There are other tenses that use the continuous/progressive but we don't use them very much at all. So adding the continuous form to a tense just emphasizes action that is continuing. We picture ourselves in the middle of the action as it is, was or will be occurring. It is not action that started and stopped.
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How do you separate the syllables in the word eating?
eat-ing
How many syllables does the world eating have?
The word eating has two syllables. Eat-ing.
What is the type of verbal use for the word eating?
The type of verbal use for the word "eating" is a present participle. It is formed by adding -ing to the base form of the verb "eat."
What is a word that starts with ing and ends in ing?
Ingurgitating means overeat or eat immodestly; is a word that starts and ends with ing.
What rhymes with Burgerking?
Any word ending with "ing" eg. eating
Is the eat with ing spelled with two ts or one t?
The correct spelling is "eating."
How many syllables is fish eat worms a lot when eating?
This sentence has eight syllables. Fish - eat - worms - a - lot - when - eat-ing.
What does a present participle end in?
A present participle typically ends in -ing. For example: walking, eating, running.
What is an example of a word that drops the e to add the suffix?
one possible example would be breathing. breathe - e = breath + ing = breathing
What is an 8-letter word ending with ing?
One example of an 8-letter word ending with "ing" is "starting." It refers to the act of beginning something or initiating a process.
Should you begin a sentence with an 'ing' word as the subject?
You can begin a sentence with a word ending in 'ing'. An example of this is as follows: 'Passing the football to his teammate, he secured the winning goal for his team.'
What adds a syllable to the end of a word?
-ing-ed-est-er
