(1) Verb that end in a _ING form: Drop “-e” and add “-ing” Hope hoping hoped

consonant and _E _ED form: Just add “-d" Date dating dated
Injure injuring injured
See seeing saw

(2) Verb that end in a vowel 1 vowel -> 2 consonants One-syllable verbs:
and a consonant Stop stopping stopped
(exception for –w and -x) Rob robbing robbed
Beg begging begged
Fix fixing fixed

2 vowels-> 1 consonant Rain raining rained

Fool fooling fooled
Dream dreaming dreamed
1st syllable stressed -> 1 consonant Two-syllable verbs:
(Exception: -w and -x) Listen listening listened
Offer offering offered
Open opening opened

Begin beginning began

2nd syllable stressed-> 2 consonant Prefer preferring preferred
Control controlling controlled
(3) Verbs that end in two Just add the ending Start starting started
consonants Fold folding folded
Demand demanding demanded
(4) Verbs that end in –Y -y + a vowel -> keep the “–y” Enjoy enjoying enjoyed
Buy buying (bought)
Play playing played
-y + a consonant: Study studying studied
_ING form: keep “-y”, add “_ing” Try trying tried
ED form: change “–y” to “-I”, ass “_ed” Reply replying replied

(5) Verbs that end in “_IE” _ING form: Change “-ie” to “-y”, add –ing Die dying died
_ED form: Add –d Lie lying lied
Vowel: e u o a i

Travel

Travelling
Traveling