Add -ing to the verbs 1 swim swimming 2 sit _________ 3 read _________ 4 drink _________ 5 do _________...

2 sitting 3 reading 4 drinking 5 doing 6 singing 7 making 8 kicking 9 playing 10 sleeping 11 fighting 12 cleaning 13 running 14 jumping 15 talking 16 watching 17 cooking 18 eating 19 cutting 20 dancing 21 having

To add "-ing" to verbs in English to form the present participle or gerund, you typically follow some basic rules depending on the ending of the base verb. Here are the verbs you provided with "-ing" added according to English spelling rules:

1. Swim - Swimming: When a verb ends with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, and the stress is on the final syllable, you double the consonant before adding "-ing."

2. Sit - Sitting: Same rule as "swim."

3. Read - Reading: Just add "-ing" because the verb ends with a vowel + consonant where the consonant is not doubled.

4. Drink - Drinking: Just add "-ing."

5. Do - Doing: When a verb ends in "-o," just add "-ing."

6. Sing - Singing: Just add "-ing."

7. Make - Making: Just add "-ing."

8. Kick - Kicking: Just add "-ing."

9. Play - Playing: When a verb ends in "-ay," just add "-ing."

10. Sleep - Sleeping: Just add "-ing."

11. Fight - Fighting: Just add "-ing."

12. Clean - Cleaning: Just add "-ing."

13. Run - Running: Double the final consonant before adding "-ing," because the verb ends with a single vowel followed by a single consonant with stress on the final syllable.

14. Jump - Jumping: Just add "-ing."

15. Talk - Talking: Just add "-ing."

16. Watch - Watching: Just add "-ing."

17. Cook - Cooking: Just add "-ing."

18. Eat - Eating: Just add "-ing."

19. Cut - Cutting: Double the final consonant before adding "-ing," similar to "run."

20. Dance - Dancing: Just add "-ing."

21. Have - Having: When a verb ends in "-e," drop the "e" and add "-ing."

These rules help form the present participle, which is used in continuous tenses and as gerunds.