(Continuous fiillere –ing ekleme)
Fiillere –ing eklerken farklı durumlar şunlardır:
Sonu tek -e ile biten fiillerde –e düşer:
live – he had been living
Drive – he had been driving
Son hecesi vurgulu ‘sessiz + sesli + sessiz’ ile biten fiillerde sessiz harf ikilenir:
run – They had been running,
sit – I’d been sitting,
Son hecesi vurgulanmayan fiillerde yazım farklılığı olmaz.
Open – She had been opening
Visit – We had been visiting
Sonu -ie ile biten fiillerde –ie düşer ve –ying alır
lie- He had been lying,