VERB FORMS NINTH GRADE ENGLISH

Principal Parts of a Verb Verbs use four parts to form their tenses Terminology used to form these parts is used again when discussing the verb’s tenses…but is NOT the same thing

Four Principal Parts of a Verb 1. Present 2. Present Participle 3. Past 4. Past Participle

REGULAR VERBS Regular verbs all conjugate their verb forms out in the same manner

Regular Verb Conjugation Present LOOK Present Participle (is , are) LOOKING Past LOOKED Past Participle (has, have) looked

Present Participle The present participle NEVER changes whether you have a regular or an irregular verb!

Irregular Verbs Form their past and past participle in ways different from the regular verbs These are verbs that you must learn how to use properly in order to then learn how to use their tenses correctly They are divided into five different groups

Irregular Verbs---Group 1 Present, Past, and Past Participle are all the same Present set Past Past Part. Have set

Irregular Verbs---Group 2 Present sit Past sat Past Part. Have sat Past and Past Participle are the same

Irregular Verbs---Group 3 Present begin Past began Past Part. Have begun Vowel Change---from I to A to U

Irregular Verbs---Group 4 Present speak Past spoke Past Part. Have spoken Past Participle is formed by adding –n or –en to the past

Irregular Verbs---Group 5 Past participle is formed by adding –n or –en to the present Present see Past saw Past Part. Have seen

Conjugate the present (given), past, and past participle Conjugate the present (given), past, and past participle. Give group numbers for each one. Seek Drink Know Steal shut Ring Put Throw Catch freeze 2, 3, 5, 4, 1, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

Conjugate the following verbs. Present, past, & past participle Conjugate the following verbs. Present, past, & past participle. Give group numbers where necessary! Examine Eat Write Sit cut Review Sink Wear Sing suppose 0,5,5,2,1,0,3,4,3,0

Verb Tenses Three Main Tenses Simple (3) Perfect (3) Progressives (6) Considered add-ons to the other six tenses Three Main Tenses

Tense Shows the time of an action or a condition

Simple Tenses Present Tense– occurs regularly, occurs now Example: Tara publishes books. Past Tense—occurred “yesterday” Example: Tara published books. Future—will occur sometime soon Example: Tara will publish books [will + present part of verb]

Perfect Tenses— Present Perfect Action completed in the past Action began in the past, continuing in the present [Has/have + past participle] Example: Craig has played in many games.

Perfect Tenses—Past Perfect Action in the past preceded by another past action [Had + past participle] Example: Craig had played in many games before the one today.

Perfect Tenses— Future Perfect An action in the future that will precede another future action [Will have + past participle] Example: By next summer, Craig will have played in twenty games.

“add on” to the other tenses Progressive Tenses Express an event in progress Use the present participle of the verbs—(ING forms) Add the form of the verb “be” “add on” to the other tenses

Progressive Tenses Present Progressive Past Progressive Am/is/are + Pr. Part. Past Progressive Was/were + Pr. Part. Future Progressive Will be + Pr. Part. Present Perf. Prog. has/have been + Pr. Part. Past Perf. Progressive Had been + Pr. Part. Future Perf. Prog. Will have been + Pr. Part.