Spelling Rules for -ing forms

The present continuous tense is –ing. When we add –ing to some verbs, their spellings get changed. 

• Have - Having
• Ride - Riding
• Swim - Swimming
• Run - Running

Therefore, there are some spelling rules for –ing forms. These are:

- If a verb ends in silent e, we remove it and add –ing

• Ride - Riding
• Write - Writing
• Dance - Dancing
• Come - Coming
• Smile - Smiling
• Ride - Riding
• Have - Having

- If the verb is one-syllable ends with a vowel + a consonant, the final consonant gets doubled before adding –ing

• Swim – Swimming
• Stop – Stopping
• Tap – Tapping
• Sob – Sobbing

- If the verb is two-syllable and ends with a single vowel + a consonant and the stress is on the last syllable, then the final consonant will be doubled before adding –ing

• Admit – Admitting
• Commit – Committing
• Refer – Referring

- The two –syllable verb ending with a vowel + a consonant and the stress is not on the last syllable, the final consonant do not need to be doubled while adding –ing

• Visit – Visiting
• Target – Targeting
• Open – Opening
• Inherit – Inheriting

- If the verb has a –c in its end, then a –k will be added before adding –ing

• Traffic – Trafficking
• Picnic – Picnicking
• Mimic – Mimicking

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