Verb-irregularities, rule I (~e (e-exclusion))
Rule I: ~e - e-exclusion
| I. | Abbreviation: | ~e |
| | Description: | e-exclusion for verbs ending on "e" |
| | Example verb: | 2. | to arrive |
| | Application: | - | the verb ends on "e" |
| | | - | instead of "ed" only "d" is appended in the Indicative Past and Past Participle |
| | | - | in Present Participle (Gerund) the "e" before "ing" is omitted (Exception: in case of the double vocals "ae", "ee" and "oe", the "e" remains). |
| | Validity: | Present: | - |
| | | Past: | all forms |
| | | Imperative: | - |
| | | Present Participle: | always |
| | | Past Participle: | always |
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| | Examples: | Past: | "he arrived", not "he arriveed" |
| | | Past Participle: | "arriving", not "arriveing" |
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| | | Double vocal 1: | "rescue" becomes "rescuing", not "rescueing" |
| | | Double vocal 2: | "free" becomes "freeing", not "freing" |
also see:
Verb-irregularities - overview