Verbs - Test 4 English 0301

4 Forms of All Verbs All verbs have 4 forms These forms are used to make verb tenses 4 forms are: present walk present participle walking past walked past participle walked Present participle helpers – be verbs Past participle helpers – has, have had

Verb Conjugation When verbs are taken thru the tenses, it is called conjugation Present – ( future -will, shall ) Present Participle – is, are, am, was ,were Past – never helpers Past Participle – has, have had Talk, talking, talked, talked Listen, listening. listened, listened

Regular Verb Practice The girl (talked, have talked) all day. Several people in that line (listened, has listened) to the instructions. Tomorrow I (would like, did like) to go to the mall. I can remember when I ( watched, were watching) that same old movie. It always ( seemed, have seemed) to work.

Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs do not form their parts in the normal way – they do use the same helpers Go, going, went, gone Do, doing, did, done See, seeing, saw, seen Think, thinking, thought, thought Run, running, ran, run

Irregular Verb Practice I (saw, seen) you at school yesterday. Birds have (sang, sung) outside my window for days. The car has (broke, broken) down several times. Have you (found, find) your glasses? How long have you (wore, worn) that jacket?

Verb Helpers Present participle forms the progressive tense and uses: is, are, am, was, were as helpers Past participle forms the perfect tense and uses: has, have had as helpers A combination of the 2 forms the perfect progressive and uses a form of both helpers Future uses will, might, shall

Helper Helper Examples Helper Examples Progressive/Present Participle: is going, are going, am going, was going, were going, will be going Perfect/ Past Participle: has gone, have gone, had gone Perfect Progressive: has been going, had been going, have been going, will have been going Future – will go

Active - Passive Active voice – subject dos the action- We ordered pizza. Passive voice – subject receives the action - The pizza was ordered by us. All passive verbs are a form of “be” verbs and the past participle form of the verb

Active – Passive Practice Active or Passive – The dentist pulled my tooth. The game was delayed because of weather. Our family is encouraging us to attend. Change – The entire dinner was prepared by us. The changes were approved by them.

Subject – Verb Agreement Singular subjects have “s” on their verbs: Girl yells Dog barks Man fixes Shopper buys Plural subjects have “plain’ verbs Girls yell Dogs bark Men fix Shoppers buy Compound subjects with “and” are always plural Compound subjects with “or” / “nor” – take the word closest the verb

Subj/Verb Agreement Practice Jim (sell, sells) office equipment. (Does, Do) the letters look mailable? He (don’t, doesn’t) use the new calculator. These new pencils ( last, lasts) longer. His company (stand, stands) behind him. The new program (work, works) perfectly.

Double Negatives A clause can only have one negative in it These are the negatives: no, never, not, n’t, barely, hardly, scarcely I can barely stand to watch that. I can’t hardly stand to watch that. Nobody never wins that contest. Don’t nobody go out the door.

Double Negatives Practice A clause can only have 1 negative – no never not n’t barely hardly Scarcely no one none Nobody did anything. - correct Nobody did nothing. - wrong

Verb Reminders Only one negative per clause. Singular subjects have “s verbs”. Plural subjects have “plain verbs.” Compound subjects with “and” or always plural/ compound subjects with “nor, or” go back to 1st rule using the word closest the verb Some verbs have irregular forms. Passive is a be verb plus the past participle.