How -ing verbs are made: 1. y ing = ying play = playing fly = flying study = studying 2. e = (drop the e) ing If the verb ends in an E we remove the E and add ING. dance - dancing fake = faking rhyme = rhyming 3. ee ing = eeing see = seeing flee = fleeing agree = agreeing 4. ie = ie (drop the ie) ing If the verb ends in IE we change it to YING. die = dying lie = lying tie = tying 5. c/v/c* = double final c ing If the verb ends in a consonant vowel consonant, we double the final consonant and add ING. run = running put = putting stop = stopping 6. If a two-syllable verb ends in a consonant vowel consonant, we do not double the final consonant when the stress is on the first syllable. Infinitive - ING form to happen - happening to enter - entering to offer - offering to suffer - suffering 7. We do not double the final consonant when the verb ends in W, X or Y or when the final syllable is not emphasized. Infinitive - ING form to fix - fixing to enjoy - enjoying to snow - snowing 8. If the verb ends in a stressed vowel R, we double the final R and add ING. Infinitive - ING form refer - referring defer - deferring 9. If the verb ends in an unstressed vowel R, we do not double the final R and add ING. Infinitive - ING form to offer - offering to suffer - suffering to whisper - whispering Join @general_science_ssc 131 views18:50
