The Present Participle of Verbs Ending in -ie
It’s Spring and I’m busily cruising the gardening sites. This headline grabbed me:
Is your Clematis Wilting? Fading? Dieing? Find out how to rescue it.
English has a handful of common verbs that end in -ie:
die
lie (to recline)
lie (to prevaricate)
tie
The present participles of these verbs are formed by changing the -ie to y and adding -ing:
dying
lying
lying
tying
And yes, my clematis is fading, but so far, not dying.
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3 Responses to “The Present Participle of Verbs Ending in -ie”
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Annie
what about verbs ending with “M”…??
hu?
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sharmin shahrin Ruby
i haven’t good writing skills. when i start writing i forget everything.i cant remember anything. i want to develop myself in my workplace. but i think i m very much weak in English language. for this thinking i cant prove myself. i am not so vocal like others and this is very important to compete everywhere. it s very need to speaking and writing fluently in English.
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Cecily
Should we be grateful they got two out of three correct?
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