Verbs + ing in English Tenses

 Verb + …ing

 VIDEO contains Explanation in Gujarati about VERBS+ing Rules

Rules of applying ing to Verbs

Ø  Rule-1

Remove ending ‘e’ and then apply ing

Ex.      write   =          writing

come   =          coming

advise  =          advising

praise  =          praising

·         But if there are two ‘ee’s, there isn’t any change while applying...ing

Ex.      see       =          seeing

agree   =          agreeing

·         Moreover if a verb end with ‘ye’, ...ing is applied without any change.

Ex.      dye      =          dyeing

eye       =          eyeing

Ø  Rule-2

Doubling of the last vowel before ing is applied.

·         If a verb ends with single vowel+consonant, the last consonant is doubled and then …ing is applied.

Ex.      plan     =          planning

get       =          getting

submit =          submitting

stop     =          stopping

shut     =          shutting

whiz    =          whizzing

·         But three alphabets w-x-y never get doubled

Ex.      show   =          showing

mix      =          mixing

play     =          playing

·         Moreover if the last consonant has two preceding vowels, it’s not doubled.

Ex.      meet    =          meeting

read    =          reading

favour =          favouring

·         And If the last consonant isn’t accented, it isn’t doubled.

Ex.      visit     =          visiting

offer    =          offering

happen=         happening

listen   =          listening

Ø  Rule-3

…ing with Some other Exceptions

·         ‘ie’ is changed into ‘y’ and then …ing is applied.

Ex.      die       =          dying

tie        =          tying

lie        =          lying

·         other

Ex.      age      =          ageing

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