[Ask] Do I use -ing or Ed?

[rigid]

Dear Test magic community,

I really confuse, when I use -Ing or -Ed in the sentence.
And what it means " the subject of the verbal..."or " the object of the verbal..."

I sincerely hope that you can explain about that

Warm regards

rigid

[Tino]

Yeah, it is complicated. But it is not possible to give a short answer.

-ed can indicate an ADJECTIVE or part of a verb (a PAST PARTICIPLE)
examples:
A burned piece of toast (ADJECTIVE).
The toast was burned by me (PAST PARTICIPLE)

-ing can indicate an ADJECTIVE, a part of a verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE) or a GERUND
A burning car. (ADJECTIVE)
The car was buring after the crash (PRESENT PARTICIPLE)
Buring trash is not allowed (GERUND)

I suggest that you give us examples of what is confusing you!

Tino

[Capstone]

I think when it comes to ETS grammar stuff, if you have an option between ed and ing, might just make sense to go with ed. The more likely reason aside from all the object/subject stuff is just a matter of tense

simple vs continuous/progressive

For plain English, its preferred to always take the simple tense (ed) vs the continuous tense (ing).


But as the above reply mentioned, it does depend on the exact context. In addition, continuous tenses can be correct if the sentence is actually FOCUSED on the action occuring..and not just that it occured.

So for example, the house was burning to a crisp, the clock is ticking. We would hardly use the simple tense for that, because both those phrases focus on the action occuring.