1. VERB FORMS
NINTH GRADE ENGLISH

2. 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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. Tense
Shows the time of an action or a condition

17. 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]

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. “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

22. 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.