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- Verb Rules / Reglas del verbo
❖ Rule 01: Verbs that end in “e” delete the “e” and add “ing”.
1. Make - making hacer / haciendo
2. Write - writing escribir / escribiendo
3. Dance - dancing bailar / bailando
❖ Rule 02: Verbs that end in “ie” delete the “ie” and add “ying”.
1. Lie - lying mentir / mintiendo
2. Die - dying morir / muriendo
3. Tie - tying amarrar / amarrando
❖ Rule 03: Verbs that end one end in one vowel and one consonant double the consonant and add
“ing”.
1. Swim - swimming nadar / nadando
2. Stop - stopping parar / parando
3. Run - running correr / corriendo
❖ Rule 04: If the verb ends in two consonants, don’t double the consonants.
1. Work - working trabajar / trabajando
2. Help - helping ayudar / ayudando
3. Wash - washing lavar / lavando
❖ Rule 05: If the verb ends in two vowels and one consonant, don’t double the consonant.
1. Weed - needing necesitar / necesitando
2. Wait - waiting esperar / esperando
3. Speak - speaking hablar / hablando
❖ Rule 06: If the last syllable is not stressed, do not double the consonant.
1. Happen - happening suceder / sucediendo
2. Visit - visiting visitor / visitando
3. Remember - remembering recordar / recordando
❖ Rule 07: If the last syllable is stressed, double the last consonant.
1. Begin - beginnig empezar / empezando
2. Prefer - preferring preferir / prefiriendo
3. Forget - forgetting olvidar / olvidando
❖ Rule 08: If the verb ends in “y” or “w”, don’t double the consonant.
1. Enjoy - making disfrutar / disfrutando
2. Blow - writing soplar / soplando
3. Study - dancing estudiar / estudiando
4. Snow - snowing nevar / nevando
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