It is regular to see verbs that end in
-ing when we are reading in English. But, do we know how to build them?
When adding the
-ing ending to the stem of a verb, we have to consider some rules that we will see in this post.
Enjoy!
Verbs ending with a silent -e.
- For the verbs that end with a silent - e, we remove the -e and add -ing. For example:
drive → driving
use → using
bake → baking
smile → smiling
EXCEPTIONS.
Verbs ending in -ee, -ye, and -oe do not drop the final -e when adding -ing. For example:
free → freeing
dye → dying
Verbs ending with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant.
- For the verbs that have a short vowel and only one consonant at the end, we usually double the consonant and add -ing. For example:
swim → swimming
cut → cutting
stop → stopping
EXCEPTIONS.
We do not double the final consonant when the verb ends in
-W,
-X, or
-Y.
fix → fixing
Verbs ending with -ie.
- For the verbs that end with -ie, we change it for -ying. For example:
lie → lying
die → dying
tie → tying
Verbs ending with a vowel + -l.
- For the verbs that end in consonant + vowel + -l, we normally doublé the final -l and add -ing. For example:
travel → travelling
cancel → cancelling
label → labelling
Verbs ending with a stressed vowel + -r.
- For the verbs that end in a stressed vowel + -r, we double the final -r and add - ing. But for the verbs that end in an unstressed vowel + -r, we do NOT double the final -r and add - ing directly. For example:
suffer → suffering
answer → answering
refer → referring
