UNIT 3, LESSON 5, PAGE 39
I
He
She
was/wasn’t
in the hospital.
You
We
They
were/weren’t
For verbs ending in two consonants, add
-ing
. For example:
walk
walk
ing
For verbs ending in two vowels + one consonant, add
-ing
. For example:
hear
hear
ing
For verbs ending in
-e
, drop the
-e
and add
-ing
. For example:
smile
smil
ing
telephone
telephon
ing
For one-syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant and
add
-ing
. For example:
stop
stop
ping
win
win
ning
For two-syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant, there are two rules:
1.
If the first syllable is stressed, do not double the consonant. For example:
listen
listen
ing
2.
If the second syllable is stressed, double the consonant. For example:
prefer
prefer
ring
For verbs ending in a consonant +
-y
, keep the
-y
and add
-ing
. For example:
study
study
ing
play
play
ing
For verbs ending in
-ie
, change the
-ie
to
-y
and add
-ing
. For example:
die
d
ying
tie
t
ying
Be:
Past Forms
Spelling Rules for Continuous Forms
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