1. THE PRINCIPAL PARTS OF VERBS

2. EVERY VERB HAS 4 PRINCIPAL PARTS
Present
Participle
Past
Past Participle
look
(is) looking
looked
(has) looked
break
(is) breaking
broke
(has) broken

3. PARTiciples are actually PARTS of verbs
When the present participle and the past participle are used to form verbs in sentences THEY ALWAYS TAKE AUXILIARY (HELPING) VERBS.

4. These principal parts are used to make all of the verb tenses.
Present tense I find
Past tense I found
Future tense I will/shall find
Present perfect tense I have found
Past perfect tense I had found
Future perfect tense I will/shall have found

5. THERE ARE 2 KINDS OF VERBS
REGULAR VERBS - form their past and past participle by adding -ed or -d to the present.
Present
Present Participle
Past
Participle
look
(is) look+ing
Look + ed
(has)
look + ed

6. THERE ARE 2 KINDS OF VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS - form their past and past participle in some other way than adding -ed or -d.
Check out page 131 of your grammar book and the handout!

7. IRREGULAR VERBS GROUP 1
The forms of the present, the past, and the past participle are the same.
PRESENT
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
burst
(is) bursting
(has) burst
set
(is) setting
(has) set
shut
(is) shutting
(has) shut

8. IRREGULAR VERBS GROUP 2
The forms of the past and the past participle are the same.
PRESENT
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
bring
(is) bringing
brought
(has) brought
lead
(is) leading
led
(has) led
lend
(is) lending
lent
(has) lent

9. IRREGULAR VERBS Group 3 The vowel changes from i to a to u. PRESENT
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
begin
(is) beginning
began
(has) begun
sink
(is) sinking
sank
(has) sunk
swim
(is) swimming
swam
(has) swum

10. IRREGULAR VERBS GROUP 4
The past participle is formed by adding -n or -en to the past.
PRESENT
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
beat
(is) beating
(has) beaten
steal
(is) stealing
stole
(has) stolen
wear
(is) wearing
wore
(has) worn

11. IRREGULAR VERBS GROUP 5
The past participle is formed from the present - often by adding -n, -en, or -ne.
PRESENT
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE do
(is) doing
did
(has) done
give
(is) giving
gave
(has) given
run
(is) running
ran
(has) run

12. Give the principal parts of these verbs
PRESENT
PRESENT
PARTICLE
PAST
PAST
PARTICIPLE
BEGIN
(is) beginning
(has) begun
began
BEND
(is) bending
*bent
*(has) bent
BLEED
(is) bleeding
bled
(has) bled
BRING
(is) bringing
brought
(has) brought
CATCH
(is) catching
caught
(has) caught
DIG
(is) digging
dug
(h)as dug
DRAW
(is) drawing
drew
(has) drawn

13. Give the principal parts of these verbs
Present
Present participle
Past
Past participle
DREAM
(is) dreaming
*dreamed
*(has)
dreamed
EAT
(is) eating
ate
(has) eaten
DRIVE
(is) driving
drove
(has) driven
FLY
(is) flying
flew
(has) flown
FORGET
(is) forgetting
forgot
(has) forgotten

14. Give the principal parts of these verbs
PRESENT
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
FLY
(is) flying
flew
(has) flown
FREEZE
(is) freezing
froze
(has) frozen
HIDE
(is) hiding
hid
(has)hidden
KNOW
(is)knowing
knew
(has)known
KEEP
(is)keeping
kept
(has)kept
RUN
(is)running
ran
(has)run
SHAKE
(is)shaking
shook
(has)shaken

15. Give the principal parts of these verbs
Present
Present participle
Past
Past participle
SINK
(is)sinking
sank
(has)sunk
SPRING
(is)springing
*sprang
(has)sprung
STEAL
(is)stealing
stole
(has)stolen
SWING
(is)swinging
*swung
(has)swung
WRITE
(is)writing
wrote
(has)written