Past Continuous Spelling Rules
Past Continuous – Spelling Rules Gerund + ING * ends in y DELETE ''E'' + ING DOUBLE CONSONANT + ING * ends in silent
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Past Continuous – Spelling Rules Gerund + ING
* ends in y
DELETE ''E'' + ING
DOUBLE CONSONANT + ING
* ends in silent ''e'' * word is one syllable, ends in
play → playing
make → making
one vowel & consonant
study → studying
smile → smiling
run → running
DON'T DELETE ''E''
swim → swimming
* ends in two vowels & consonant eat → eating
* word ends in single vowel + consonant & stress is NOT on last consonant
+ ING
* word
ends in vowel + L
* ends in
travel → travelling
ee, ye, oe, ie*
* word ends in B or P
free → freeing
tap → tapping
dye → dyeing toe → toeing
stop → stopping
** d/lie → d/lying **
equal → equalling
* word ends in single vowel +
consonant & stress is on last
ADD K + ING
consonant
visit→ visiting
* ends in C
admit → admitting
open → opening
picnic – picnicking panic → panicking
refer → referring