Here you have all the spelling rules used in grammar when we use the verbs

1. Let's learn about
Present tenses
Spelling rules
Teacher: Reyfel Hortelano.

3. When we talk about the 3rd singular person, the verb faces some
changes:
Present Simple
Rules:
Verbs ending ch/sh/s/ss/x/o = add “es” at the
end.
Watch: watches Miss: misses Go: goes
Fix: fixes Brush: brushes Do: does
He watches TV every night.

4. Present Simple
Verbs ending consonant + Y = change Y to “ies”
Try: tries Study: studies cry: cries
the baby cries aloud when he is hungry.
 Verbs ending vowel + Y = add “s” at the end.
Buy: buys Play: plays Say: says
She plays videogames at nights.

5. Present Simple
Verbs ending “E” = add “s” at the end.
Come: comes Write: writes Smile: smiles
She smiles when she is happy.
 Other verbs = add “s” at the end.
Eat: eats Swim: swims Work: works
He works a lot to save money.

7. We use the verb “to be” (am, is are) as helping verbs and we add
the “ing” to all the main verbs.
Present Progressive
Rules:
General rule= add “ing” at the end.
Eat: eating Go: going Read: reading.
We are reading a book called “the diary of a wimpy kid”.

8. Present Progressive
Verbs ending consonant + E = delete the “E”
and add “ing” at the end.
Dance: dancing Ride: riding Write: writing.
I’m writing the composition.
 Verbs ending “IE” = delete the “IE” and add
“ying” at the end.
Tie: tying Die: dying lie: lying.
He is lying on the floor.

9. Present Progressive
Verbs ending “W, X or Y”= add “ing” at the end.
Play: playing Fix: fixing Snow: snowing.
It is snowing outside.
 Verbs ending in stressed vowel = double last
consonant and add “ing” at the end.
Begin: beginning get: getting submit: submitting.
She is getting her homework done.

10. Present Progressive
 Verbs ending in NOT stressed vowel = only add
“ing” at the end.
happen: happening visit: visiting Open: opening.
My grandparents are visiting us tis weekend.

12. This tense use the verb “have/has” as helping verbs and we need
the past participle form of the main verbs. Remember, only
regular verbs follow this rules.
Present Perfect
Rules:
General rule= add “ed” at the end.
Visit: visited Finish: Finished Want: wanted
I have watched this movie several times. I love it!!

13. Verbs ending consonant + E = add “d” at the
end.
Dance: danced love: loved like: liked
She has moved several times this year.
 Verbs ending in stressed vowel or one syllable
verb= double last consonant and add “ed”.
prefer: preferred Stop: stopped travel: travelled.
I have travelled to Paris twice.
Present Perfect

14. Verbs ending consonant + Y = add “ied” at the
end.
Study: studied try: tried cry: cried
We have studied the same lesson and we still can’t understand it.
 Verbs ending vowel + Y = add “ed” at the end.
Play: played enjoy: enjoyed stay: stayed.
Alex has played soccer since he was a kid.
Present Perfect

16. This tense use the verb “have/has” as helping verb, the verb
“been” and we need the -ing form of the main verbs.
Present Perfect Progressive
Rules:
The kids have been playing videogames since this morning.
They have been studying English for a year.
Follow the same rules of the “present progressive”