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