Standard English Verbs and Irregular Verbs Chapter Twenty-Four Standard English Verbs and Irregular Verbs English Skills with Readings, 5E John Langan English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Regular Verbs Every verb has four principal parts: Present Past Past Participle Present Participle English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

Regular Verbs These parts are used to build verb Present Past Past Participle Present Participle Tenses. . . English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Regular Verbs . . . and Tenses Tell Time. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Most verbs. . . . . .in English are regular. Let’s take a look at the verb SHOUT. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

“Shout” is in the present tense. The past tense of a regular verb is formed by adding -d or -ed to the present. So, the past tense of “shout” is. . . Shouted. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc The past participle. . . . . . is also formed by adding -d or -ed to the present. So, the past participle of “shout” is also. . . Shouted. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

The past participle. . . have has had or some forms of be. . . . is the form of the verb used with the helping verbs: have has had or some forms of be. Example: “Enough! You have shouted at me for two days already!” English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

The present participle. . . . . . is formed by adding -ing to the present. So, the present participle of “shout” is. . . Shouting. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Let’s review! Present Past Past Present Participle Participle Shout Shouted Shouted Shouting English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular Verbs. . . . . . throw these rules out the window. Except, thank goodness, for the present participle, which can still be formed by adding -ing to the base form of the verb. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular verbs. . . . . .can otherwise be tricky. For example, take the verb “bite.” That’s the present tense. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular Verbs The past tense of “bite” is “bit,” and the past participle is “bitten.” “Bited” just won’t do. Remember, the present participle is still “biting.” English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Let’s review again! Present Past Past Present Participle Participle Bite Bit Bitten Biting English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular Verbs. . . . . . give just about everyone trouble from time to time. When in doubt, consult the list in your text or your dictionary. English Skills with Readings, 5E ©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc