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Gerundio en inglés.

AUTORS:

Didier Velázquez.

Luis Garcia

GRAMMATICAL RULES

Ing.

RULE #1:Verbs that end in “e” Delete the “e” and add “ing”-

Examples:

• make – making

• write – writing

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RULE #2:Verbs that end in “ie” Delete the “ie” and add “ying”

Example:

• lie – lying

• die – dying

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RULE #3:One syllable verbs that end in one vowel and one consonant. Double the consonant and add “ing”.

Examples:

• swim – swimming

• stop – stopping

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RULE #4:If the verb ends in two consonants, don’t double the consonants.

Examples:

• work – working

• help – helping

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RULE #5:If the verb ends in two vowels and one consonant, don’t double the consonant.

Examples:

• need – needing

• wait – waiting

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RULE #6:Verbs with two or more syllables. If the last syllable is not stressed, do not double the consonant. Examples:

• happen – happening

• visit – visiting

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RULE #7:Verbs with two or more syllables. If the last syllable is stressed, double the last consonant.

Examples:

• begin – beginning

• prefer – preferring

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RULE #8:If the verb ends in “y” or “w”, don’t double the consonant.

Examples:

• enjoy – enjoying

• blow – blowing

• study – studying

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THANK you a million

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