English Grammar: Spelling rule of verbs + ING

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After you have learnt about the form and use of present continuous tense, here I will present you to the spelling rule of verbs + ING.There are some changes when we add "- ING" to the verbs.

• Spelling rule of verbs + ING

1. Most verbs add "-ING" to the base form.
  

base verb	past simple	past participle
become	became	become
come	came	come
drive	drove	driven
talk	talked	talked

Look at this table to get to know what the base verb is. There are three columns in the table of verbs. The first column presents the base verbs.

Ex: talk -talking

 sleep-sleeping

 tell-telling...

2. Verbs that end in -e,drop the -e and add -ING.

   

Ex: come-coming

     drive-driving

     take-taking

    

Note: in this aspect,except verbs ending in -ee. We just add "-ING" to the verbs.

          

Ex: see- seeing

      flee-fleeing

     agree-agreeing

3. One-syllable verbs which end in a vowel and a consonant; double the last consonant and add -ING.
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Ex:   run -running
       stop-stopping
       swim-swimming

Note: We do not double the last consonant if  the verbs ending in a vowel + -x,-w,and -y.

Ex: fix-fixing
     play-playing
    show-show

4. Verbs that end in -ie change the -ie to y and add -ING.
   
Ex:  tie-tying
       lie-lying
       die-dying

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