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Present Progressive Spelling Guide

The document provides rules for using the present progressive tense in English. It explains that the present progressive is used to talk about actions that are happening at the moment. It then lists rules for forming verbs in the -ing form for the present progressive based on the spelling of the base verb. This includes most verbs ending in "y" just adding "ing", verbs ending in "e" dropping the "e" and adding "ing", and one-syllable verbs with one vowel and one consonant doubling the final consonant and adding "ing".

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Present Progressive Spelling Guide

The document provides rules for using the present progressive tense in English. It explains that the present progressive is used to talk about actions that are happening at the moment. It then lists rules for forming verbs in the -ing form for the present progressive based on the spelling of the base verb. This includes most verbs ending in "y" just adding "ing", verbs ending in "e" dropping the "e" and adding "ing", and one-syllable verbs with one vowel and one consonant doubling the final consonant and adding "ing".

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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE SPELLING RULES

Present Continuous = : Usamos para hablar de cosas que estan sucediendo en el momento.
I AM TALKING ON THE PHONE .

persona verbo TO BE VERBO + ing complemento


Yo estoy hablando por teléfono.

What are you doing? = ¿Qué estás haciendo?

Most verbs ending in Most verbs add “ing”


“y” add ING
No Change buy + ing = buying eat - eating
enjoy + ing = enjoying speak - speaking
play + ing = playing cook - cooking
say + ing = saying start - starting
try + ing = trying do - doing
talk + ing = talking stay - staying
sing + ing = singing fix - fixing

Verbs ending with -ie


Verbs ending in “e”
drop the final “e”
Change the -ie to -y
hope - hoping
and add -ING
ride - riding

Change make - making


write – writing
die - dying
tie - tying
believe- believing lie - lying
drive- driving
dance-dancing

Verbs ending with one


vowel and one consonant

For one syllable verbs

double the consonant and If the 2nd syllable is


add -ING stressed , double the
Double consonant and add ING
jog - jogging
letters
sit - sitting admit - admitting
run - running prefer - preferring
stop – stopping begin - beginning
swim-swimming

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