IRREGULAR VERBS

Welcome Class! I awakeded from bed one day sitted up and seed a cat. This was not my cat, but it was the prettiest cat I haved ever seed. I wanted to play so badly, but the cat frozed up every time I goed to pet her. I getted it some water and food and decided I would just watch it. It eated and drinked everything I putted down for it. This was one hungry little cat!

Welcome Class I awoke from bed one day sat up and saw a cat. This was not my cat, but it was the prettiest cat I had ever seen. I wanted to play so badly, but the cat froze up every time I went to pet her. I got it some water and food and decided I would just watch it. It ate and drank everything I put down for it. This was one hungry little cat!

So what is an IRREGULAR VERB? Irregular verbs are: Irregular verbs are: –verbs whose past and past participle tense forms do not follow the standard rules of adding –d or -ed to the end but instead have special forms or spellings.

Infinitive Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle To Drive Drive (s) DroveDriven To Feel Feel (s) FeltFelt To Put Put (s) PutPut To Swim Swim (s) SwamSwum To Dream Dream (s) Dreamed/DreamtDreamt To Ring Ring (s) RangRung To Wake Wake (s) Woke/WakedWoken/Waked/Woke To Hang Hang (s) HungHung To Do DoesDidDone

Simple Past The simple past tense is expressed with the past form of the verb and nothing else. The simple past tense is expressed with the past form of the verb and nothing else. –Examples:  My grandfather died last year. (Correct)  My grandfather was died last year. (Incorrect) (Incorrect)  My grandfather has died last year. (Incorrect)

Past Participle The past participle tense requires both the past form and one or more helping verbs. The past participle tense requires both the past form and one or more helping verbs. –Examples:  Andrea had bitten into the chicken before I warned her it just came out of the oven. –(had = helping verb; bitten = past participle)  Once Maria has chosen her little she sends her a letter and presents. –(has = helping verb; chosen = past participle)  I might have slept more if I hadn’t listened to cheerleading music before bed. –(might, have = helping verbs; slept = past participle)

Past Participle as Adjectives? Past participles can serve as adjectives in sentences, describing other words. Past participles can serve as adjectives in sentences, describing other words.adjectives –Examples:  Kelly found the stolen purse under her friends floor mat.  The written speech was easier to correct then the spoken speech.

Activity Time What action (s) are taking place in this picture? What action (s) are taking place in this picture? Using the irregular verbs we went over in class, describe this man’s actions… Using the irregular verbs we went over in class, describe this man’s actions… 1.Using the present tense of the verb. 2.Using the simple past tense of the verb. 3.Using the past participle of the verb.