With many verbs, the you can simply add -ING to the end of the verb.
However, with some verbs, you need to change the ending a little.

සමහර ක්‍රියාපද වලට අගින් එකතුවන විට ක්‍රියාපදයේ සුළු වෙනස් කම් ඇතිවන අයුරු.

Verb ending in...	How to make the -ING form	Examples
1 vowel + 1 consonant	Double the consonant, then add -ING	swim - swimming hit - hitting get - getting
1 vowel + 1 consonant + E	Remove E, then add -ING	come - coming lose - losing live - living
[anything else]	Add -ING	say - saying go - going walk - walking

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