Spelling of verbs in the Present Continuous tense

Spelling of verbs in the Present Continuous tense

Most verbs add –ing:

eat - eating
speak - speaking
cook - cooking
start - starting
do - doing
stay - staying
fix - fixing
Most verbs ended with -y, add –ing:

buy - buying
enjoy - enjoying
play - playing
say - saying
try - trying
Verbs that ended with -e, drop the -e and add –ing:

make - making
write - writing
drive - driving
take - taking
have - having
shave - shaving
share - sharing
shake - shaking
Verbs that ended with -ee, add –ing:

see - seeing
agree - agreeing
Verbs ended with a consonant preceded by a vowel, double the consonant and add -ing:

swim - swimming
run - running
get - getting
stop - stopping
sit - sitting
put - putting
skip - skipping
travel - travelling
regret - regretting
Do not double the letter if the words ends in two consonants:

help - helping
talk - talking
work - working
Two-syllable verbs: the last consonant is doubled when the last syllable is stressed:

forget - forgetting
upset - upsetting
prefer - preferring
Do not double the letter if the word has two or more syllables and the last part is not stressed:

visit (first part is stressed) - visiting
benefit (first part is stressed) - benefiting
Do not double the letter if the word ends in -y or –w:

buy - buying
enjoy - enjoying
snow - snowing
Verbs ended with -ie, change -ie to -y, add –ing:

lie - lying
die - dying
Verbs ended with -c, change -c to –ck:

picnic - picnicking
Excepting:

age - ageing
dye - dyeing
singe - singeing
budget - budgeting
enter - entering