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When adding "-ing" to a word ending in a consonant-vowel pattern, drop the vowel before adding "-ing". Most of these words will end in "e".

Wrong: skateing

Right: skating

Wrong: takeing

Right: taking

Wrong: relateing

Right: relating

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