Correct Form and Use of Verbs
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Correct Form and Use of Verbs Principle Parts = Easy! 3 Troublesome Verbs = Easy, if you understand they are really 6 different verbs “Special” Problems in Tense Usage = Yikes!
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Correct Form and Use of Verbs. Principle Parts = Easy! 3 Troublesome Verbs = Easy, if you understand they are really 6 different verbs “Special” Problems in Tense Usage = Yikes!. The Principle Parts of a Verb (infinitive, present participle, past, past participle). Regular Verbs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Correct Form and Use of Verbs
Principle Parts = Easy!3 Troublesome Verbs = Easy, if you understand
they are really 6 different verbs“Special” Problems in Tense Usage = Yikes!
The Principle Parts of a Verb(infinitive, present participle, past, past participle)
• Regular VerbsInfinitive – workPresent Participle – (is) workingPast – workedPast Participle – (have) worked
Regular verbs form their past and past participles by simply adding –ed to the infinitive form of the verb. You have been raised to do this correctly!
Irregular Verbs
• Irregular verbs form their past and past participles by changing the spelling of the work or making no change at all.
swim, is swimming, swam, have swumwrite, is writing, wrote, have writtenhit, is hitting, hit, have hit
Relax – you also already do this correctly for the most part and there are plenty of lists and 196 practice sentences in your book for you to enjoy at home or among friends. (pgs. 125 – 135 in Warriner’s) Right now – Ex 7 pg. 133
