difference between ed and ing

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0 What is the true difference (meaning) in a word that ends in ed as opposed the same word ending in ing, such recovered and recovering? Ed implies to me that is finished, whereas ing implies that it is ongoing. There is a debate in AA about this. 0-

Clive · Accepted Answer

0Hi,02br
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01font00What is the true difference (meaning) in a word that ends in ed as opposed the same word ending in ing, such recovered and recovering? Ed implies to me that is finished, whereas ing implies that it is ongoing. There is a debate in AA about this. 02font02br
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00Yes, a 01font00recovered02font00 patient sounds like one who is healthy again, while a 01font00recovering02font00 patient suggests that the cure is not finished.02br
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00Let's consider another simple example.02br
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00A 01font00cooking 02font00woman suggests a woman who is in the kitchen making dinner. A 01font00cooked02font00woman suggest either a woman who sat in the sun for a very long time without any sunscreen, or perhaps a woman who accidentally shut herself in her microwave oven.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1

New2grammar · Answer

0I don't think it can be generalized, can we?02br
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00Take 'interested/interesting" for example,02br
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00He is an interesting person. I guess this can be considered ongoing becuase it is a fact02br
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00He is interested. This does not sound to me that the person is no longer interested. 02br
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00I have to agree that the examples provided by Clive totally fit the description0-

Philip · Answer

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10He is an interesting person. I guess this can be considered ongoing becuase it is a fact12br
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10He is interested. This does not sound to me that the person is no longer interested.12br
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10 01b01font00I always tried to get my students to understand that the most interest01u00ing02u00 people are those who are interest01u00ed02u00 in a wide variety of topics. 02font02b02br
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01b01font00 Likewise, those people who are the most bor01u00ed02u00 are often those who are quite bor01u00ing02u00. [Usually in response to the very common "I'm bored" or "this is boring".]02font02b02br
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01b01font00I hope that the relevance of all this to the thread at hand is obvious.02font02b0-

Anonymous · Answer

1font00Its like the past and present tense eg I cryed and im crying this may not be right but im trying to learn English as i have come from greece so you probably shouldnt listen to me but i thought i would try!05002font010id4

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