Download REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

VERBS—THE BASICS
I. Action Verbs
A. tell what actions someone/something is performing
B. examples:
1. Father packed our suitcases.
2. The ship sailed past the harbor.
C. guided practice (identify the action verb)
1. Kathy drove to the store.
2. Jackie writes many letters.
3. Larry moved the furniture.
II. Linking Verbs
A. connects a noun or pronoun with a word that identifies or
describes it.
B. examples:
1. Sacramento is a city.
2. The winners were Larry and Bob.
C. common linking verbs are below & listed on page 212
D. guided practice (identify the linking verb)
1. Sandy is my friend.
2. The food must be good.
3. Danny will be a doctor.
III. Helping Verbs + Action Verbs = Verb Phrase
A. when a “BE” verb is added to an action verb it forms a
verb phrase
B. a verb phrase is more than one word used as the verb
C. examples:
1. The boys were playing basketball.
2. The children have been warned about playing in the
street.
D. see page 218-219 for more examples
E. guided practice (identify the verb phrase)
1. My mother must have thought differently.
2. He does remember that appointment.
3. Mr. Smith will be running in the marathon.
F. guided practice (identify the helping very and the main
verb)
1. Pamela will be traveling to New York.
2. Quentin may have thought differently.
3. Ronnie should have written a note.
4. Stacy could have been hurt yesterday.
5. Mrs. Cable shall remind you.
VERBS—THE BASICS
I. Action Verbs
A. tell what _______________ someone/something is
performing
B. examples:
1. Father packed our suitcases.
2. The shipped sailed past the harbor.
C. guided practice (identify the action verb)
1. Kathy drove to the store.
2. Jackie writes many letters.
3. Larry moved the furniture.
II. Linking Verbs (aka as ____________ verbs)
A. ____________ a noun or pronoun with a word that
identifies or describes it.
B. examples:
1. Sacramento is a city.
2. The winners were Larry and Bob.
C. common linking verbs are below & listed on page 212
D. guided practice (identify the linking verb)
1. Sandy is my friend.
2. The food must be good.
3. Danny will be a doctor.
III. Helping Verbs
A. when a ___________verb is added to an
________________ verb it forms a verb phrase
B. a verb phrase is more than ___________ word used as the
verb
C. examples:
1. The boys were playing basketball.
2. The children have been warned about playing in the
street.
D. see page 218-219 for more examples
E. guided practice (identify the verb phrase)
1. My mother must have thought differently.
2. He does remember that appointment.
3. Mr. Smith will be running in the marathon.
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
I. Four Principal Parts of a Verb
A. present
WALK
B. present participle
AM WALKING
C. past
WALKED
D. past participle
HAVE WALKED
E. present & past participles use helping verbs
II. Regular Verbs
A. formed by adding –ing for present participles
B. formed by adding –ed for pas participles
C. examples:
PRESENT
chirp
PRESENT PARTICPLES
is chirping
PAST
chirped
PAST PARTICPLES
have chirped
III. Irregular Verbs (see page 357-358 in your grammar book)
A. past and past participles are not formed the same as
regular verbs
B. do not add –ed
C. examples
PRESENT
bring
PRESENT PARTICPLES
is bringing
PAST
brought
PAST PARTICPLES
have brought
THE TENSES & FORMS OF VERBS
I. Tense
A. shows when something is happening
B. present tense
1. expresses action that is happening right now
2. may need to add –s or –es
3. examples
a. Michelle gives tours.
b. I paint pictures.
C. past tense
1. expresses action that already took place
2. add –d or –ed to regular verbs
3. examples
a. She gave a tour last night.
b. I painted a picture last night.
D. future tense
1. expresses an action that will happen in the future
2. add will or shall to the present verb form
3. examples:
a. Michelle will give a tour tomorrow.
b. I shall paint another picture next Saturday.
E. present perfect tense
1. expresses an action that stared in the past and is still
ongoing
2. add has or have to the past participle
3. examples:
a. Michelle has given tours for a long time.
b. I have painted pictures since 1998.
F. past perfect tense
1. expresses an action that took place before some
other action
2. add had to the past participle
3. examples:
a. Michele took a break after she had given the
tour.
b. I had painted landscapes before I painted
portraits.
G. future perfect tense
1. expresses an action that will take place before
another future action or time
2. add shall have or will have to the past participle
3. examples:
a. Michelle will have given 100 tours before she
goes back to school.
b. I shall have painted more than three new
painting by the end of the month.
H. Basic forms the verb BEGIN and MOVE
Tense
Present
Past
Future
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect
Basic Form
I begin.
She moves.
I began.
She moved.
I will begin.
She will move.
I have begun.
She has moved.
I had begun.
She had moved.
I will have begun.
She will have moved.
TROUBLESOME VERBS
I. Miscellaneous Problems
A. AIN’T is not correct English, don’t use it!
B. DONE & DID
1. done can only be used with a helping verb; I have
done all my work.
2. did may be used alone; I did my work.
C. GONE & WENT
1. gone can only be used with the helping verbs have
or has; She has gone home for a visit.
2. went is never used with a helping verb; She went to
the store yesterday.
D. HAVE & OF
1. when writing, do not use of when it should be have
2. examples:
a. I should have apologized to him.
b. She could have gone to the movies.
c. Mike would have spent more time on his
project.
II. LAY & LIE
A. Lay—to put or place something
B. principal parts
1. present =
LAY
2. present participle =
AM LAYING
3. past =
LAID
4. past participle =
HAVE LAID
C. example = I have laid my glasses on the table.
D. Lie—to rest in a reclining position OR to be situated
E. principal parts
1. present =
LIE
2. present participle =
AM LYING
3. past =
LAY
4. past participle =
HAVE LAIN
F. example = I lay down and fell asleep last night.
III. RAISE & RISE
A. Raise—to lift or to grow
B. principal parts
1.
2.
3.
4.
present =
present participle =
past =
past participle =
RAISE
AM RAISING
RAISED
HAVE RAISED
C. example = He raised the flag this morning.
D. RISE –to get up or go up
E. principal parts
1. present =
RISE
2. present participle =
AM RISING
3. past =
ROSE
4. past participle =
HAVE RISEN
F. example = The sun will rise at 6:30 A.M.
IV. SAW & SEEN
A. seen can only be used with the helping verbs have or has;
I have seen that movie.
B. saw does not need a helping verb; Nancy saw her father.
V. SET & SIT
A. set—to put in a certain place
B. principal parts
1. present =
SET
2. present participle =
AM SETTING
3. past =
SET
4. past participle =
HAVE SET
C. example = Felix set his clock on the table.
D. sit—to be seated or rest
E. principal parts
1. present =
SIT
2. present participle =
AM SITTING
3. past =
SAT
4. past participle =
HAVE SAT
F. example = The castle sits on the mountain top.
TROUBLESOME VERBS—STUDENT NOTES
I. Miscellaneous Problems
A. AIN’T is not correct _____________, don’t use it!
B. DONE & DID
1. done can only be used with a ________ verb; I have
done all my work.
2. did may be used ___________; I did my work.
C. GONE & WENT
1. gone can __________ be used with the helping
verbs have or has; She has gone home for a visit.
2. went is __________ used with a helping verb; She
went to the store yesterday.
D. HAVE & OF
1. when writing, do not use _________ when it should
be have
2. examples:
a. I should _________ apologized to him.
b. She could _________ gone to the movies.
c. Mike would _________spent more time on his
project.
II. LAY & LIE
A. Lay—to __________ or __________ something
B. principal parts
1. present =
LAY
2. present participle =
AM ______________
3. past =
_____________
4. past participle =
HAVE LAID
**REMEMBER—“participles” must have a helping
verb**
C. example = I have ________ my glasses on the table.
D. Lie—to _________ in a reclining position OR to be
______________
E. principal parts
1. present =
LIE
2. present participle =
AM _________
3. past =
LAY
4. past participle =
HAVE ___________
F. example = I lay down and fell asleep last night.
III. RAISE & RISE
A. Raise—to ________ or to ___________
B. principal parts
C.
D.
E.
F.
1. present =
RAISE
2. present participle =
AM ____________
3. past =
RAISED
4. past participle =
HAVE _____________
example = He __________ the flag this morning.
RISE –to ______ ______ or go up
principal parts
1. present =
RISE
2. present participle =
AM RISING
3. past =
_________________
4. past participle =
HAVE _______________
example = The sun will rise at 6:30 A.M.
IV. SAW & SEEN
A. seen can __________ be used with the helping verbs have
or has; I _________ seen that movie.
B. saw __________ ______ need a helping verb; Nancy
________ her father.
V. SET & SIT
A. set—to ___________ in a certain place
B. principal parts
1. present =
SET
2. present participle =
AM ___________
3. past =
SET
4. past participle =
HAVE __________
C. example = Felix set his clock on the table.
D. sit—to be _____________ or rest
E. principal parts
1. present =
SIT
2. present participle =
AM ____________
3. past =
SAT
4. past participle =
HAVE ___________
F. example = The castle __________ on the mountain top.