1. Verbs Tenses Regular Verbs

2. Verb Tenses Past – already happened Present – happening now Future – will happen

3. Verb Forms Better known as: Principle Parts of a Verb

4. Verb Forms The principle parts of verbs are used to express time for regular and irregular verbs.

5. The Principle Parts of Verbs Base or Infinite: Is the dictionary form of the verb (help) Present Participle: helping verb plus “ing” (is helping)

6. The Principle Parts of Verbs Past: adding ed to the base verb (helped) Past Participle: adding the helping verb have (have helped)

7. Regular Verbs A regular verb forms its past and past participle by adding – d or –ed to the base form.

8. BasePresent Participle Past washis washing washedhave washed hopis hopping hoppedhave hopped useis usingusedhave used

9. Present Participle All verbs in the present participle are regular!

10. Spelling Present Participles Most regular verbs that end in – e drop the –e before adding – ing. Some regular verbs double the final consonant before adding –ing or –ed.

11. Examples cause causing caused drop dropping dropped

12. Quick Notes One common error in forming the past or past participle of a regular verb is to leave off the –d or –ed ending.

13. Examples Incorrect: Josh was suppose to meet us here. Correct: Josh was supposed to meet us here.

14. Examples The audience _____ with laughter. (roar) The curtains are ______ dust. (collect) Latisha is _____ the directions. (follow) I had ____ to do that. (plan) Alex ____ lemonade yesterday. (serve) Many farmers have _____ against the new tax laws. (rebel)

15. Verbs Tenses Irregular Verbs

16. An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in some other way than by adding –d or –ed to the base form.

17. Irregular Verbs An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in one of the following ways:

18. Changing Vowels BasePresent Participle (Not irregular) PastPast Participle winis winningwonhave won singis singingsanghave sung holdis holdingheldhave held

19. Changing Consonants BasePast Participle makemadehave made lendlenthave lent hearheardhave heard

20. Changing Vowels and Consonants BasePast Participle catchcaughthave caught drawdrewhave drawn teartorehave torn

21. Making No Change BasePast Participle burst [have] Burst cut [have] cut hurt [have] hurt

22. Examples Judy _____ the world record. (break) Coretta has _____ to research whales. (go) Larry ___ his lunch. (make) Our family _____ to the lake. (drive) She has ____ her leg. (hurt) The concert has not _____. (begin)