Parts of Speech / Verb Forms and Conversion Tricks
V4 Conversion Tricks
Learn to use v4 Conversion Tricks to build clearer English sentences.
Let’s understand it
Start with the base verb, then look at its ending before adding -ing.
The building rule
Usually +ing; drop silent e; double a final consonant where needed; final ie → y.
See it in a sentence
play → playing; work → working
make → making; run → running; lie → lying
A little way to remember
Look at the ending before adding ing.
Watch out
Wrong: makeing, runing, lieing. Correct: making, running, lying.
TRY IT YOURSELF
A quick check
A wrong answer is a chance to learn. Use the hint and try again.