1. Spelling Rules for the Present Progressive Tense

2. Some verbs just need ‘ing’ adding to them:
read – reading
stand – standing
jump - ???????

3. If a verb ends in a silent ‘e’, drop the final ‘e’ and add ‘ing’
leave – leaving
take – taking
receive - ??????????

4. sit – sitting run – running hop - ?????????
In a one syllable word, if the three last letters are consonant – vowel –consonant (cvc), double the last consonant before adding ‘ing’
sit – sitting
run – running
hop - ?????????

5. sew – sewing fix – fixing enjoy - ????????
….however, Do not double the consonant in words that end in w, x, or y!
sew – sewing
fix – fixing
enjoy - ????????

6. admit – admitting regret - ?????????
In words of two or more syllables that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant combination, double the last consonant only if the last syllable is stressed.
admit – admitting
regret - ?????????

7. If a verb ends in ‘ie’, change the ‘ie’ to y before adding ‘ing’
die – dying
tie - ????????

8. Here are your answers: jumping receiving hopping enjoying regretting
tying

9. Now try these ones:
drive
hope
smile
dance
joke
shake
choose
come

10. Answers
driving
hoping
smiling
dancing
joking
shaking
choosing
coming

11. …and these
begin
hop
swim
run
create
write
fill

12. Answers
beginning
hopping
swimming
running
creating
writing
filling