Chapter Two Irregular Verbs English Essentials John Langan

Chapter Two Irregular Verbs English Essentials John Langan Beth Johnson English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 2 Regular Verbs • Present • Past Participle • Present Participle English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 3 Regular Verbs • Present These parts are used to build verb • Past Participle • Present Participle English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 4 Regular Verbs. . . and English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 5 Most verbs. . . in English are regular. Like: English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 6 Irregular Verbs. . . throw the rules out the window. Except, thank goodness, for the present participle, which can still be formed by adding -ing to the base form of the verb. English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 7 Irregular verbs. . . can otherwise be tricky. For example, take the verb “bite. ” That’s the present tense. English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 8 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. ” English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 9 Let’s review again! Present Past Bite Bit English Essentials Past Present Participle Bitten Biting © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Irregular Verbs 10 Irregular Verbs. . . give just about everyone trouble from time to time. When in doubt, consult the list in your text or your dictionary. English Essentials © 2005 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.