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6/ 5/2 01 6 Sp elling Rules for the V erb Te nse s - Free En glish Grammar Guid e - L ea rn En glish Grammar / En glish Grammar Rules / Grammar Che ck ht tps:/ /sites.googl e.com/si te/engli shgrammargui de/ Home/spel l ing-r u l es-for-the-verb-t enses 1/24 USEFUL LINKS  English Punctuation Guide  English Spelling Guide English Vocabulary Guide  English Writing Guide English Grammar Checker English Proofreading Software Online Grammar Checker Online Proofreading Software Free English Grammar Guide - Grammar Check / English Grammar Rules / Learn English Grammar > Spelling Rules for the Verb Tenses Forming the main verb in some English verb tenses involves adding endings. Whenever a new element is added to a word, there may be spelling changes occurring as a result of phonological interaction between the word’s final letters and the ending’s first letter. To know more, read these sections of our review on spelling rules for the English verb tenses. 1. Spelling rules for the Present Simple 2. Spelling rules for the Past Simple 3. Spelling rules for the Progressive tenses (form ing the Present Participle) 4. Special Cases Make sure you apply these grammar rules, as these are basic spelling issues. In order to know how to use each of these tenses correctly, please click on each tense above to read the related full article. 1. Spelling rules for the Present Simple Spelling rules for adding s in the third person singular When adding the s ending to a verb in the third person  Search this site

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Spelling Rules for the VerbTenses

Forming the main verb in some English verb tenses

involves adding endings. Whenever a new element is

added to a word, there may be spelling changes

occurring as a result of phonological interaction

between the word’s final letters and the ending’s first

letter. To know more, read these sections of our review

on spelling rules for the English verb tenses.

1. Spelling rules for the Present Simple

2. Spelling rules for the Past Simple

3. Spelling rules for the Progressive tenses (forming

the Present Participle)

4. Special Cases

Make sure you apply these grammar rules, as these are

basic spelling issues. In order to know how to use each

of these tenses correctly, please click on each tense

above to read the related full article.

1. Spelling rules for the Present Simple

Spelling rules for adding s in the third person singular

When adding the s ending to a verb in the third person

 

Search this site

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singular in English, there may be some spelling

changes: 

• Add es to a verb which ends in a whistling sound (

s,sh,ch,x,z,o) 

I wash – Suzy washes her car once a week. 

I do – Suzy does the dishes every Wednesday. 

• In verbs that end with y preceded by a consonant,

drop the y, replace it with i and add es. However, If the

y is preceded by a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) just add s. 

You study – Dan studies English twice a week. but: We play –Sharon plays football 3 times a week.

2. Spelling rules for the Past Simple

Spelling rules for adding ed  to regular past verbs

When adding the ed ending to a regular verb in the

Past Simple in English, there may be some spelling

changes:

• Add only d to a verb which ends in e.

change – Suzy changed her hairstyle last week.

create – Bach created an abundance of musical pieces.

• In verbs that end with y preceded by a consonant,

drop the y, replace it with i and add ed. However, If the

y is preceded by a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) just add ed.

study – Dan studied a lot for this test.

but:

 

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play –Sharon played football for 3 hours on the

weekend. 

• The doubling rule: When a verb ends with a letter

sequence of consonant-vowel-consonant, double the

final consonant. -If the verb is longer than one syllable, double only if 

the stress falls on the last syllable. -The letters h,w,x,y are never doubled ( fix-fixed).

 stop (t=consonant, o=vowel, p=consonant): We sto pped at the store to get some gasoline.

 

prefer (f=consonant, e=vowel, r=consonant, stressfalls on last syllable /fer/ -- double!) :

 My friends prefe rr ed that we stay at home and not go

out. 

but: visit (s=consonant, i=vowel, t=consonant, stress does

not fall on last syllable /sit/ -- don't double!) : Donna visited her grandparents in New Jersey two

weeks ago.

3. Spelling rules for the Progressive

tenses

Forming the Present Participle

All the progressive verb tense forms are created with

the auxiliary verb to be and the present participle form

of the verb. Make sure you spell this form correctly

according to the following rules:

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Spelling rules for adding ing to a verb

When adding the ing ending to a verb in order to formthe present participle in English, there may be some

spelling changes:

• When a verb ends with e, drop the e before adding

ing.

make – Susan is making a special dinner this evening.

[ is making is in the Present Progressive tense]

write – The professor was writing his new book when

he was asked to start working on a different project.

[ was writing is in the Past Progressive tense]

• In verbs that end with y add ing with no change !

study – Dan will be studying for the test tomorrow

afternoon.

[ will be studying is in the future progressive tense]

• When a verbs ends in ie, drop the ie, replace it with

y, and add ing.

die – dying, lie – lying, tie – tying, vie – vying

Susan was tying her shoe laces while she was lying on

her bed.

[ was tying, was lying are in the Past Progressive tense]

The reality show contestants will be vying for the first

prize.

 

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[ will be vying is in the future progressive tense] 

• The doubling rule: When a verb ends with a letter

sequence of consonant-vowel-consonant, double the

final consonant. 

-If the verb is longer than one syllable, double only if the stress falls on the last syllable.

 -The letters h,w,x,y are never doubled ( fix-fixing). beg (b=consonant, e=vowel, g=consonant, stress falls

on the last and only syllable /beg/ -- double!) : Please believe me, I am be gging you !

 [ am begging is in the Present Progressive tense] 

but: visit (s=consonant, i=vowel, t=consonant, stress does

not fall on last syllable /sit/ -- don't double!) : Donna is visiting her grandparents this evening.

4. Special Cases:

The following special cases are relevant when adding

either ed or ing, as explained below. We present here

the more common irregularities, as others are very rare

in usage. Whenever unsure about the spelling of a

specific verb form in question, you can rely on the

WhiteSmoke dictionary for a professional spelling

check.

• The letter l is doubled in British English even if the

final syllable is not stressed.

Rodney was traveling in the Swiss Alps, when he got

news of his newborn son.

[American English]

 

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Rodney was trave lling in the Swiss Alps, when he got

news of his newborn son. [British English]

 

• Double the p in the verb equip, as the u represents a

consonant sound /w/. My company is equi pping us with new computers. 

• Double the z in the verb quiz. My teacher qui zzed us on the irregular verbs in

English. 

• Add a k after the final c in verbs such as to panic, totraffic, to frolic, and to picnic in order to retain the

original /k/ sound of the letter c. After he heard about the traffic king of drugs, he

completely panic ked. 

• Keep the final e in certain verbs ending with ge, in

order to retain the /j/ sound of the verb. For example,

to singe, to binge, to impinge. Ron was bin geing all night long, sin geing his

mustache by mistake after trying to roast some

marshmallows on the stove. 

Grammar Guide Index

 Grammar Rules

Grammar Exercises

Parts of Speech - General Overview

Singular and Plural Nouns

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English Adjectives - Basic Terms

English Verbs (Part 1) - Basic Terms

English Verbs (Part 2) - More Terms

The Verb To Be

Negative Sentences and Question Formation

The Irregular Verbs in English (Part 1)

The Irregular Verbs in English (Part 2)

The Verb Tenses in EnglishSpelling Rules for the Verb Tenses

Present Tenses:

The Present Simple Tense

The Present Progressive Tense

Past Tenses:

The Past Simple Tense

The Past Progressive Tense

Sentence Structure (Part 1) - Basic Clause Structure

Sentence Structure (Part 2) - Phrases

Sentence Structure (Part 3) - Clauses

Sentence Structure (Part 4) - Sentence Types

 

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