Spelling of Verb + ING

For many verbs we make the ING form by simply adding -ING to end of the verb.

• eat - eating
• speak - speaking
• cook - cooking
• start - starting
• do - doing
• stay - staying
• fix - fixing
• try - trying

Verbs ending with -e (with the exception of verbs ending in -ee and -ie)

Drop the -e and add ING

• hope - hoping
• ride - riding
• make - making
• write - writing

Verbs ending with -ee

Just add -ING

• agree - agreeing
• flee - fleeing
• see - seeing

Verbs ending with -ie

Change the -ie to -y and add -ING

• die - dying
• tie - tying
• lie - lying

Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant (with the exception of w, x, and y)

For one syllable verbs

double the consonant and add -ING

• jog - jogging
• sit - sitting
• run - running
• stop - stopping

For two syllable verbs

If the 1st syllable is stressed, just add ING

• answer - answering
• offer - offering
• listen - listening
• visit - visiting

If the 2nd syllable is stressed , double the consonant and add ING

• admit - admitting
• prefer - preferring
• begin - beginning

• -ING Form Spelling Exercise