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Present Continuous – Irregular spelling

Present Continuous Present Continuous – Irregular spelling

Exceptions with the -ing form:

1. If a verb ends in –e, we leave out –e before the ending –ing:

Take

Taking

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Bite

Biting

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Liking

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This exception DOES NOT apply to:

Being

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See

Seeing

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Agree

Agreeing

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2. -y doesn’t change before –ing:

Try

Trying

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Dry

Drying

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Fly

Flying

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3. If a verbs ends in a vowel + consonant we double the consonant at the end:

Plan

Planning

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Stop

Stopping

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Forget

Forgetting

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4. If a verb has more than one syllable, we double the consonant at the end only if the final syllable is stressed:

Permit

Permitting

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Admit

Admitting

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Begin

Beginning

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5. If a verb ends in –ie, -ie changes to –y before the ending –ing:

Lie

Lying

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Die

Dying

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Tie

Tying

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6. In British English, verbs ending in –l have double –ll before –ing:

Travel

Travelling

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Cancel

Cancelling

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Control

Controlling

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7. Verbs ending in –c change -c to –ck:

Picnic

Picnicking

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Mimic

Mimicking

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Traffic

Trafficking

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Present Continuous – Irregular spelling

Exceptions with the -ing form: