Present Perfect Continuous quiz – part 5 checks the spelling of forms ending in -ing. Even when you know well which tense to use, a typo like runing or writeing costs a point on the exam.
Present Perfect Continuous quiz – spelling rules for -ing
- Usually we add -ing: play → playing, wash → washing, fry → frying.
- Silent -e at the end drops: write → writing, make → making.
- A short verb ending in consonant–vowel–consonant doubles the last letter: run → running, swim → swimming, stop → stopping, sit → sitting.
- The ending -ie changes to -y: lie → lying, die → dying, tie → tying.
In sentences with Present Perfect Continuous, the -ing form always follows been: Tim has been running since 7 a.m.
How to practice?
When typing the answer, spell the verb in your mind and check which rule applies to it. A hint after an error will remind you of the appropriate rule. We recommend this Present Perfect Continuous quiz to students in grades 7–8 before the eighth-grade exam – especially those who lose points for spelling.
Why is the kitchen so smoky? (1) you (2) (fry) kiełbaski?
Tim (run) w parku since 7 a.m.
I (write) emails all afternoon.
The dog (lie) on the sofa all day.
We (swim) in the lake since śniadanie.
She (make) cakes for the school fair all morning.
Why are you out of breath? Have you been ?
The boys have been football in the rain.
9. Which -ing form is spelled correctly?
10. Which sentence has a spelling mistake?