To make continuous verbs add -ing to the base verb: do becomes doing ask becomes asking

silent 'e'
When the verb ends with a silent e, drop the e and add -ing: make becomes making take becomes taking

one-syllable verbs
For short, one-syllable verbs, that end with consonant + vowel + consonant (CVC), we must double the last consonant and then add -ing: swim becomes swimming run becomes running

w, x and y
For words that end w, x and y, do not double the last consonant; just add -ing: enjoy becomes enjoying study becomes studying

two-syllable words
When words have two or more syllables ending in CVC, you must double the last consonant if the last syllable is stressed. When the last syllable is not stressed, just add -ing. The last syllable is stressed: commit becomes committing The last syllable is not stressed: whisper becomes whispering

-ie verbs
For verbs that end in -ie, change the ie to y before adding -ing: die becomes dying