Level A1
Present Continuous: -ing spelling rules
Before the ing ending, look at the end of the word: usually just add the ending (play, playing), a silent e drops (write, writing), some short words, like run, double the last letter (run, running), and ie turns into y (lie, lying).
I am playing.
Look: I am playing. Play simply takes the ending.
Forms
I am playing.— usually the ending is simply addedShe is writing.— the silent e dropsWe are running.— some short words, like run, double the last letterHe is lying.— ie turns into y
A common mistake
Wrong: She is writeing a letter.
Right: She is writing a letter.
A common mistake is an extra letter: writeing. The silent e drops, as in the right sentence.
More examples
They are swimming in the sea.
Swim is a short word, so the last letter doubles: They are swimming in the sea.
He is studying English.
A y at the end simply stays: He is studying English.