elt_ing_form_spelling

media type="custom" key="3735151" To make the -//ing// form, also known as the present participle, we usually add -//ing// to the verb. For example:

- study - studying - eat - eating - jump - jumping


 * For __verbs ending in -//e//__, we **leave out the -//e//** and add -//ing//. For example:

- write - writing: not media type="custom" key="3735139" - skate - skating: not media type="custom" key="3735141"


 * For __verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant__, we **usually double the last consonant** and add -//ing//. For example:

- run - running: not media type="custom" key="3735143" - cut - cutting: not media type="custom" key="3735145"


 * For __verbs ending in -ie__, we **change the -ie to -y** and add -ing. For example:

- lie - lying: not media type="custom" key="3735149"