Principal Parts of Regular Verbs By Cheryl Hamilton Grade 5

 A verb’s tenses are made from four basic forms. These basic forms are called the verb’s principal parts. Information

 Present Present Participle Past Past Participle  watch (am, is, are) watching watched (has, have, had) watched  study (am, is, are) studying studied (has, have, had) studied Verb Tenses

 A regular verb forms its past and past participle by adding -ed or -d to the present form. Rule

 The present and the past forms can be used by themselves as verbs.  The present participle and the past participle are always used with a helping verb. More Information

 Frank talked to the class about music.  What is the verb?  What is the tense of the verb? Example

 Our class is taking a field trip to the art museum.  What is the verb?  What is the verb tense? Example

 Two of the girls had wandered away from our group. What is the verb? What is the tense of the verb? Example

 Our teacher looks for the girls everywhere.  What is the verb?  What tense is the verb? Example

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