Practice converting verbs to the present continuous tense with these clear spelling rules and sentence completion exercises.

To complete this worksheet, we need to change the verbs in parentheses into their "-ing" form (Present Continuous). We follow the spelling rules shown at the top of the page.

Let's go through them one by one:

1. watch → This ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern but has only one syllable? No, wait. "Watch" ends in "ch", which is a consonant cluster. Rule 3 says: "Do NOT double the letter if the word ends in two consonants." So we just add -ing.
* watching (Already done as example)

2. stop → One syllable. Ends in vowel + consonant (o-p). Rule 2: "Sometimes a word ends in a vowel + a consonant... the consonant at the end is 'doubled'."
* stop → stopping

3. have → Ends in -e. Rule 1: "Verbs that end in -e... → dropping the -e and adding -ing."
* have → having

4. plan → One syllable. Ends in vowel + consonant (a-n). Rule 2: Double the final consonant.
* plan → planning

5. pay → Ends in two vowels + consonant (a-y)? Wait, 'y' here acts like a vowel sound, but rule 5 says: "Do NOT double the letter if the word ends in -w or -x or -y". Also, 'ay' is two vowels. Rule 4: "Do NOT double the letter if the word ends in two vowels + a consonant." Actually, 'pay' ends in vowel+vowel (a-y), so no doubling.
* pay → paying

6. talk → Ends in two consonants (l-k). Rule 3: Do not double.
* talk → talking

7. show → Ends in two vowels (o-w)? Actually, 'ow' is a vowel digraph. Rule 4 applies: two vowels + consonant? Or rule 5? 'w' is listed in rule 5: "Do NOT double... if ends in -w". So no doubling.
* show → showing

8. meet → Ends in two vowels (e-e). Rule 4: Do not double.
* meet → meeting

9. fill → Ends in two consonants (l-l)? Actually, it’s two of the same letter. But rule 3 says “ends in two consonants” — technically yes, but also, since it’s already doubled, we don’t double again. Just add -ing.
* fill → filling

10. cut → One syllable. Ends in vowel + consonant (u-t). Rule 2: Double the final consonant.
* cut → cutting

11. eat → Ends in two vowels (e-a). Rule 4: Do not double.
* eat → eating

12. win → One syllable. Ends in vowel + consonant (i-n). Rule 2: Double the final consonant.
* win → winning

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Final Answer:
2. stopping
3. having
4. planning
5. paying
6. talking
7. showing
8. meeting
9. filling
10. cutting
11. eating
12. winning