Practise Adding -ing to Verbs

When we add -ing to a verb we sometimes have to change the ending of the verb as well.

For verbs that end in 'e', we drop the 'e' before we add -ing.

smile    smiling

stare    staring

For verbs with a short vowel sound just before the last letter, we double the last letter before we add -ing.

plan    planning

swim    swimming

Otherwise, we usually just add -ing.

think    thinking

lead    leading

In this activity, we will try to remember the different rules for adding -ing to verbs! Let's have a go!