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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 A verb form item on an regular and objective test might look irregular verb forms. like this. . .
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. B. C. D. sung chosing drove No change is necessary. Is sang, Drived is choosing, or incorrect, which drived a badly option C fixes. formed verb?
Regular verbs have reliable forms. Infinitive to laugh to start to travel 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. Infinitive to drive to think to drink to swim 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!
On many objective exams, you can not use a dictionary to look up the correct form! X
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. B. C. D. knowed hidden stealed 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’s AA story is that the bird escaped and flew away, but B Priscilla believes that the cat ate it. C A. B. C. D. used flied eaten No change is necessary.
Item 4 Julissa was soaked during the afternoon thunderstorm because she had choosedtotowalktoto school rather than drive. A. B. C. D. chosen choosen chose 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’t shaved B his ridiculous mustache, she shut the door in in his C face. A. B. C. D. brought seen shutted No change is necessary.
Item 6 If Toby had tooken. Charlene’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. B. C. D. layed written run No change is necessary.
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. B. C. D. broke gived telled 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!
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