Adding ING to the verbs

By Udad Manchego Cuayla

English Lab.
“Santa Fortunata” School
 Adding ING

In most verbs the gerund is formed adding –ing

Examples:

Read reading
work working
listen listening
speak Speaking
 When the verb ends in an -e
Example

make making
dance dancing
take taking
write writing
 When the verb ends in -y
• Example

study studying
play playing
fly flying
try trying
 When the verb ends in
consonant+vowel + consonant

Example

sit sitting
run running
stop stopping
cut cutting
 Ends en -ie

Lie Lying
Die Dying
… and how can we use it?
Look at these examples!
You are dancing right now
He is playing the piano now
She is reading a book in this
moment.