Changing Verbs Ending in the Vowels IE to Continuous Tense

To form the continuous tense, we generally add “ing” at the end of the verb.

eat + ing = eating
 

When a verb ends in ie, then the ie gets replaced by y before adding ing.

die - ie + y + ing = dying
 

To spell the word “die” in the continuous form, “ie” is replaced by “y” before adding “ing.”