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Grammar Box 2
Present continuous tense spelling/Escritura del tiempo presente continuo
Basic rule
Just add -ing to the base verb
work
ĺ
work
ing
play
ĺ
play
ing
assist
ĺ
assist
ing
see
ĺ
see
ing
be
ĺ
be
ing
Exception 1
If the base verb ends in
consonant + stressed vowel + consonant,
double the
last letter:
s
t
o
p
consonant
stressed
consonant
vowel
(vowels = a, e, i, o, u)
stop
ĺ
stopp
ing
run
ĺ
runn
ing
begin
ĺ
beginn
ing
Note that this exception does not apply when the last syllable of the base verb
is not stressed:
open
ĺ
open
ing
Exception 2
If the base verb ends in
ie
, change the
ie
to
y
:
lie
ĺ
ly
ing
die
ĺ
dy
ing
Exception 3
If the base verb ends in
vowel + consonant + e
, omite the
e
:
have
ĺ
hav
ing
become
ĺ
becom
ing