English language

The gerund

​A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."

The gerund of most verbs has the form base+ing.

ex:

to jump......jumping

to climb......climbing

to work........working

to read.........reading

Verbs ending with -e (with the exception of verbs ending in -ee and -ie)

Drop the -e and add ING
hope - hoping
ride - riding
make - making
write - writing

Verbs ending with -ee

Just add -ING
agree - agreeing
flee - fleeing
see - seeing

Verbs ending with -ie

Change the -ie to -y and add -ING
die - dying
tie - tying
lie - lying

Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant (with the exception of w, x, and y)

For one syllable verbs

double the consonant and add -ING
jog - jogging
sit - sitting
run - running
stop - stopping

For two syllable verbs

If the 1st syllable is stressed, just add ING
answer - answering
offer - offering
listen - listening
visit - visiting

If the 2nd syllable is stressed , double the consonant and add ING
admit - admitting
prefer - preferring
begin - begining