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Present Participle
ExAMPLES:
He is reading the newspaper.
The husband and wife are laughing. ExCEPTIONS:
The Present Participle is formed by adding –ing to the base form of the verb.
When a verb ends in silent e
Drop the e before you add –ing
joke - joking
When a verb ends ie
Change the ie for a y and add –ing
lie - lying
If the word has a CVC pattern and a stressed syllable at the end
double the consonant and add –ing (exceptions: words ending in w,x,y and z)
drop - dropping
Write the present participle of the verbs.
be
being
lie
lying
deal
dealing
win
winning
burn
burning
hurt
hurting
eat
eating
hold
holding
cast
casting
lose
losing
find
finding
write
writing
clap
clapping
put
putting
play
playing
get
getting
cost
costing
take
taking
run
running
go
going
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