Ed for Dummies

Alright, so the word "ed" is a part of something called a verb. You know, verbs are words that show action or state of being, like "run," "jump," or "be." So, when we add "ed" to the end of a verb, it changes the tense of the word. It usually makes the verb past tense, which means it's talking about something that already happened.

For example, if we take the word "jump" and add "ed" to the end, it becomes "jumped." So, instead of saying "I jump over the puddle," we would say "I jumped over the puddle" to talk about doing it in the past. Or, if we have the word "talk" and add "ed" to it, it becomes "talked," like "I talked to my friend yesterday."

But, "ed" can also be part of other words, not just verbs. It can be a suffix, which means it's added to the end of a word to change its meaning. For example, if we have the word "learn" and add "ed" to it, it becomes "learned," showing that someone has gained knowledge in the past.

So, "ed" is not just a short, two-letter word, but it can change the whole meaning of a word and help us talk about things that happened in the past. Cool, right?