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Verb Forms I know you can say hook , hooked. . . But can you say took, tooked?

This presentation covers the use of standard regular and irregular verb forms.

What Are Regular Verbs Most verbs are regular verbs. Regular verbs are those whose past tense and past participles are formed by adding a -d or an -ed to the end of the verb. § "To roll" is a good example of a regular verb: § roll, rolled § Sometimes the last consonant must be doubled before adding the -ed ending. For example: § plan, planned

What Are Irregular Verbs There is no formula to predict how an irregular verb will form its past-tense and past-participle forms. There are over 250 irregular verbs in English. Although they do not follow a formula, there are some fairly common irregular forms. Some of these forms are: § break, broken § cut, cut § run, ran, run § meet, met § come, came, come § repay, repaid § swim, swam, swum § be was/were been

Sample Item Thomas sang along until the CD CD ended; then as as A he was choosingaanew newdisk, he helostcontrolofof B the car and drivedinto drove intoaaditch. C A. sung B. chosing C. drove D. No change is necessary. Is sang, Drived is choosing, or incorrect, which drived a badly option C fixes. formed verb?

What Are Participles? § A participle is a word formed from a verb which can be used as an adjective. § The two types of participles are the present participle (ending ing) and the past participle (usually ending -ed, -t, -en, or -n). § Here are some participles being used as adjectives: The Verb The Past Participle The Present Participle To rise To boil To break To cook the risen sun the boiled water the broken news the cooked meat the rising sun the boiling water the breaking news the cooking meat

Regular verbs have reliable forms. Simple Present laugh(s) start(s) travel(s) Simple Past laughed started traveled Or to fish, fish(es), fished, fishing! Past Participle laughed started traveled Present Participle laughing starting traveling

Irregular verbs, however, have no consistent patterns. Simple Present drive(s) think(s) drink(s) swim(s) Simple Past drove thought drank swam Past Participle driven thought drunk swum Present Participle driving thinking drinking swimming For example, to catch, catch(es), caught, catching!

When in doubt, rely on “ gut ” feelings. Your eyes have seen in print — and your brain has registered — all of the possible verb forms that you will encounter for this skill. If you don’t recognize the right answer, go with the one that feels right. Hey, I’ve seen that verb before!

Don ’ t confuse of and have. Instead of skipping class to go fishing, Yolanda should of have studied for accounting her studied for her exam. accounting exam. My grade was a disaster!

Confirm that used to is in the past tense. Now that he’s older, Fred has a full-time job, but he used to spend summers fishing. to spend hishis summers fishing. You’re a bad influence!

Quick Test Directions: In the items that follow, choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). If no error exists, choose “No change is necessary. ” Show me what you know.

Item 1 We knew that Charley had hidthe hidden thecookies the cookies inin in A BB his bedroom, so we stole his key and searched in in C all the dresser drawers. A. knowed B. hidden C. stealed D. No change is necessary.

Item 2 If we had known that you were serving squid eyeball stew, we would of of comefor fordinner! A. of came B. have came C. have come D. No change is necessary.

Item 3 Priscilla use to used totohaveaa apet petparakeet; her hermother ’’ss’s AA story is that the bird escaped and flew away, but B Priscilla believes that the cat ate it. C A. used B. flied C. eaten D. No change is necessary.

Item 4 Julissa was soaked during the afternoon thunderstorm because she had choosedtotowalktoto school rather than drive. A. chosen B. choosen C. chose D. No change is necessary.

Item 5 James brungroses brought roses and and begged forgiveness, butbut AA when Rhonda saw that her ex ex still hadn’’tt shaved B his ridiculous mustache, she shut the door in in his C face. A. brought B. seen C. shutted D. No change is necessary.

Item 6 If Toby had tooken. Charlene’s’sadvice, thatbottleof of soda wouldn’t have exploded all over the front of his new white shirt. A. took B. tooked C. taken D. No change is necessary.

Item 7 Cooper laid the 10 -page paper on on Professor A Cook’s desk; he had wrote the written the last sentence at atat B 2: 50 p. m. , and then he ran across campus to to C deliver the work by the 3 o’clock deadline. • A. layed • B. written • C. run • D. No Nochangeisisnecessary.

Item 8 We would have knowenthat. Dr. Carlsonhad moved up the date of the quiz if we attended her calculus class more frequently. A. of knowen B. have known C. have knew D. No change is necessary.

Item 9 Margaret breaked broke the the cookie and and gave half tototo AA BB the young man stuck in the elevator with her; they told stories to to pass the time as as mechanics C worked on the hydraulics. A. broke B. gived C. telled D. No change is necessary.

Item 10 Meredith would have wentto tothe theconcert, but Gregory misplaced the tickets, which they still haven’t found. A. of went B. have gone C. have goed D. No change is necessary.

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The End. Don’t let the right verb form get away!