Parts of Speech / Verb Forms and Conversion Tricks
LESSON 52 OF 261 · 5 MIN READ

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.