[Grammar] Present participle of the veb "to sue"

[J-P Allard]

I would apprciate to know if the "e" in "sue" is a hard (stressed) or soft "e" and what there is the present participle of the verb "To sue"

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by J-P Allard

I would apprciate to know if the "e" in "sue" is a hard (stressed) or soft "e" and what there is the present participle of the verb "To sue"

The "e" is silent, the present participle is "sues".

[Raymott]

Originally Posted by J-P Allard

I would apprciate to know if the "e" in "sue" is a hard (stressed) or soft "e" and what there is the present participle of the verb "To sue"

pres. part is "suing"

[2006]

Originally Posted by Raymott

pres. part is "suing"

yes
The man suing him is his brother.

[J-P Allard]

Thank you very much,
The grammar rule is in the case of "to sue" the "e" being silent, we then consider it like a verb such as "to believe" whereby the "e" is silent (mute) we delete the "e" and add "ing" for the present participle getting "believing".
It is the same rule with "sue" where 'e' is soft (mute) then su + ing = suing.
Thanks for the quick answer. I needed that info for two of my students to whom I said I would get the answer to this (sue + ing).

[2006]

Originally Posted by J-P Allard

Thank you very much,
The spelling rule is in the case of "to sue" the "e" being silent, we then consider it like a verb such as "to believe" whereby the "e" is silent (mute) we delete the "e" and add "ing" for the present participle getting "believing".
It is the same rule with "sue" where 'e' is soft (mute) then su + ing = suing. Yes. Of course you can only drop the "e" if it is silent; otherwise the pronunciation would change. (right now I can't think of an exception to this rule)

On the other hand, verbs like 'be' and 'see' represent the opposite situation; the "e" is pronounced and is kept when adding "ing".

Thanks for the quick answer. I needed that info for two of my students to whom I said I would get the answer to this (sue + ing).

2006

[bhaisahab]

Of course it's suing sorry, sometimes I think I am too old.