English students always make common spelling mistakes in English for ing verbs while forming present continuous tense as they understand that by simply adding ing to a verb that can make a continuous tense in English. In this English Grammar Lesson in Hindi you will learn 7 English spelling rules to avoid common mistakes in English spellings.
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Spelling Rules
Most verbs are connected to Present continuous tense by just adding ‘Ing’ to the base verb.
- Eat – Eating
- Speak – Speaking
- Cook – Cooking
- Start Starting
RULE 02 – Drop the ‘e’ at the end of the verb and add ‘ing’
- Hope – Hoping
- Ride – Riding
- Make – Making
- Write – Writing
- Smile – Smiling
- Bake – Baking
RULE 03 – Drop ‘ie’ at the end of the verb, add ‘y’ and ‘ing’
- Die – Dying
- Tie – Tying
- Lie – Lying
RULE 04 – If the verb ends in ‘ee’ just add ‘ing’
- Agree – Agreeing
- Flee – Fleeing
- See- Seeing
Rule 05 – For verbs ending in vowel consonant pair, double the consonant and add ‘ing’
- Jog – Jogging
- Sit – Sitting
- Run – Running
- Stop – Stopping
Rule 06 – For 2 syllable verbs ending in vowel consonant pair, and the stress is on the 1st syllable, just add ‘ing’
- Answer -Answering
- Offer – Offering
- Listen – Listening
- Visit – Visiting
Rule 06 – For 2 syllable verbs ending in vowel consonant pair, and the stress is on the 2nd syllable, double the consonant and add ‘ing’
- Admit – Admitting
- Prefer – Preferring
- Begin – Beginning
