(Past continuous fiillere –ing takısı ekleme)
Fiillere –ing eklerken farklı durumlar şunlardır:
Sonu tek -e ile biten fiillerde –e düşer:
Have – he was having
Drive – he was driving
Write – he was writing
Son hecesi vurgulu ‘sessiz + sesli + sessiz’ ile biten fiillerde sessiz harf ikilenir:
run – They were running,
sit – I was sitting,
swim – He was swimming,
plan- You were planning.
Son hecesi vurgulanmayan fiillerde yazım farklılığı olmaz.
Open – She was opening
Visit – We were visiting
Sonu -ie ile biten fiillerde –ie düşer ve –ying alır
lie- He was lying,
die- They were dying
Sonu –y ile biten fiillerde yazım farklılığı olmaz.
try – I was trying