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Principal Parts of Verbs
I. Principal parts- a verb has four parts which are present, present
participle, the past, and the past participle
Present
walk
The Four Principal Parts of WALK
Present Participle
Past
Past Participle
(am) walking
walked
(have) walked
-Helping verbs will always be used with present participle & past
participle forms of verbs
II. Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A. Regular Verbs
- are when the past and past participle of a verb are
formed by adding –ed or –d to the present form
- when a verb ends in –y after a consonant, the –y
changes to i before adding –ed (try + -ed is not tried but
tried)
- when a verbs ends in a single consonant after a single
short vowel, the final consonant is doubled before
adding –ed (stop + _ed = stopped, not stoped)
Present
talk
dance
cry
Principal Parts of Regular Verbs
Present Participle
Past
(am) talking
talked
(am) dancing
danced
(am) crying
cried
Past Participle
(have) talked
(have) danced
(have) cried
B. Irregular Verbs
- are when the past and past participle of an irregular
verb are not formed by adding –ed or –d to the present
form
- irregular verbs still form the present participle by adding
-ing to it
bring
get
lose
teach
Irregular Verbs with the same Past & Past Participle
(am) bringing brought
(have) brought
(am) getting
got
(have) got or gotten
(am) losing
lost
(have) lost
(am) teaching taught
(have) taught
Irregular verbs with the same
burst
(am) bursting
put
(am) putting
set
(am) setting
arise
blow
fly
write
present, past, & past participle
burst
(have) burst
put
(have) put
set
(have) set
Irregular verbs that change in other ways
(am) arising
arose
(have) arisen
(am) blowing
blew
(have) blown
(am) flying
flew
(have) flown
(am) writing
wrote
(have) written
Practice- What is the correct form needed for each sentence?
Past or Past Participles were needed!
Have you ever (see) a great spotted kiwi? seen
They have been (find) only in New Zealand and on nearby
island. found
He has (study) the African tribes for years. studied
I (move) the cheese off the counter yesterday. moved