"Adding "ing

"Add -ing to verbs"

• when a verb ends in "e", drop the "e" and add "-ing". For example: "take + ing = taking".
• when a one-syllable verb ends in vowel + consonant, double the final consonant and add "-ing". For example: "hit + ing = hitting".
• When a verb ends in vowel + consonant with stress on the final syllable, double the consonant and add "-ing". For example: "begin + ing = begiing".
• Do not double the consonant of words with more than one syllable if the stress is not on the final syllable. For example: "remember" has three syllables -- re:mém:ber -- and the stress is on the second syllable. Therefore do not add another consonant -- "remembering".
• dont repeat the last consonant if the vowel is long: eat+ing= eatig