Adding ing to verbs

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Adding ing to verbs
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Adding ing
Look how easy it is to add ing to these words.
see
seeing
ing
go
ing
going
eat
ing
eating
look
ing
looking
say
ing
saying
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Try adding ing to these words.
help
helping
jump
jumping
meet
meeting
walk
walking
Did you get them right ?
Well done !
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Here are some more words that end with ing.
asking
pulling
spending
trying
jumping
enjoying
Can you think of any more ?
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Adding ing to verbs that end in an e
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Watch out for words ending in e They are more
tricky !
make
ing
mak
e
ing
take
ing
tak
e
ing
Can you see what is happening ?
If a word ends in an e you must drop the e before
adding ing.
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Try adding ing to these words. Remember the e !
write
writing
smile
smiling
come
coming
like
liking
Did you get them right ?
Well done !
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Here are some more words that ended in e before
adding ing.
drive driving
ride riding
care caring
hope hoping
hate hating
decide deciding
Can you think of any more ?
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Adding ing to verbs that have a short vowel
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Also watch out for words with a short vowel sound
in the middle.
run
ing
run
n
ing
p
shop
ing
shop
ing
Can you see what is happening ?
If the word has a short vowel, then you must add
a double letter before the ing.
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Try adding ing to these words. Remember the short
vowel !
shut
shutting
clap
clapping
win
winning
sit
sitting
Did you get them right ?
Well done !
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Here are some more words that need a double
letter before adding ing.
slip slipping
chat chatting
fit fitting
plan planning
bet betting
tip tipping
Can you think of any more ?
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So remember these generalizations.

• Most words just add ing
• Words ending in e drop the e before adding ing
• Words with a short vowel need a double letter
  before adding ing