1. Spelling Rules for
the Present
Progressive Tense

2. Some verbs just need ‘ing’
adding to them:
•read – reading
•stand – standing
•jump - ???????

3. If a verb ends in a silent ‘e’, drop
the final ‘e’ and add ‘ing’
•leave – leaving
•take – taking
•receive - ??????????

4. In a one syllable word, if the three
last letters are consonant – vowel –
consonant (cvc), double the last
consonant before adding ‘ing’
•sit – sitting
•run – running
•hop - ?????????

5. ….however, Do not double the
consonant in words that end in w,
x, or y!
•sew – sewing
•fix – fixing
•enjoy - ????????

6. In words of two or more syllables that
end in a consonant-vowel-consonant
combination, double the last consonant
only if the last syllable is stressed.
•admit – admitting
•regret - ?????????

7. If a verb ends in ‘ie’, change the
‘ie’ to y before adding ‘ing’
•die – dying
•tie - ????????

8. Here are your answers:
• jumping
• receiving
• hopping
• enjoying
• regretting
• tying

9. Now try these ones:
• drive
• hope
• smile
• dance
• joke
• shake
• choose
• come

10. Answers
• driving
• hoping
• smiling
• dancing
• joking
• shaking
• choosing
• coming

11. …and these
• begin
• hop
• swim
• run
• create
• write
• fill

12. Answers
• beginning
• hopping
• swimming
• running
• creating
• writing
• filling