Spelling of Verb + ING
For many verbs we make the ING form by simply adding -ING to end of the verb.
• eat - eating
• speak - speaking
• cook - cooking
• start - starting
• do - doing
• stay - staying
• fix - fixing
• try - trying
Verbs ending with -e (with the exception of verbs ending in -ee and -ie)
Drop the -e and add ING
• hope - hoping
• ride - riding
• make - making
• write - writing
Verbs ending with -ee
Just add -ING
• agree - agreeing
• flee - fleeing
• see - seeing
Verbs ending with -ie
Change the -ie to -y and add -ING
• die - dying
• tie - tying
• lie - lying
Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant (with the exception of w, x, and y)
For one syllable verbs
double the consonant and add -ING
• jog - jogging
• sit - sitting
• run - running
• stop - stopping
For two syllable verbs
If the 1st syllable is stressed, just add ING
• answer - answering
• offer - offering
• listen - listening
• visit - visiting
If the 2nd syllable is stressed , double the consonant and add ING
• admit - admitting
• prefer - preferring
• begin - begining
الثلاثاء أكتوبر 12, 2010 5:01 am
