1. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E John Langan Chapter Two

2. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Regular Verbs Present Present Past Past Past Participle Past Participle Present Participle Present Participle

3. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Regular Verbs Present Present Past Past Past Participle Past Participle Present Participle Present Participle These parts are used to build verb

4. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Regular Verbs... and

5. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Most verbs......in English are regular. Like:

6. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular Verbs...... throw the rules out the window. present participle Except, thank goodness, for the present participle, which can still be formed by adding -ing to the base form of the verb.

7. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular verbs......can otherwise be tricky. “bite.” For example, take the verb “bite.” present That’s the present tense.

8. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular Verbs The past tense of “bite” is “bit,” and the past participle is “bitten.” “Bited” just won’t do. Remember, the present participle is still “biting.”

9. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Let’s review again! PresentPastPastPresentParticiple BiteBitBittenBiting

10. More about Verbs English Brushup, 3E©2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Irregular Verbs...... give just about everyone trouble from time to time. When in doubt, consult the list in your text or your dictionary.