THE PRINCIPLE PARTS OF VERBS :
Every verb has many different
forms. All of these different forms of a
verb are made from just three parts.
The three parts of any verb are called the principle parts.
forms. All of these different forms of a
verb are made from just three parts.
The three parts of any verb are called the principle parts.
The principal parts of a verb
are the ‘present’, the ‘past’, and the ‘past participle’.
are the ‘present’, the ‘past’, and the ‘past participle’.
PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPILE
Walk walked (have)
walked
walked
Print printed (have) printed
Carry carried (have)
carried
carried
The present part of the verb
is its present tense. Add – s or –
es to form the singular. The present
part used with will or shall forms the future tense.
is its present tense. Add – s or –
es to form the singular. The present
part used with will or shall forms the future tense.
The past part of the verb is
its past tense. Every verb that forms
its past tense by adding – ed or – d to the present form is a regular
verb. Most English verbs are regular.
its past tense. Every verb that forms
its past tense by adding – ed or – d to the present form is a regular
verb. Most English verbs are regular.
The past participle is used
with helping verbs to make other forms of the verb. Here are some examples.
with helping verbs to make other forms of the verb. Here are some examples.
Has walked
had walked
will have walked
shall have walked
Have walked
was walked
has been walked
should have been walked
FORMING PRINCIPLE PARTS:
1.
stop (past
participle): have looked
stop (past
participle): have looked
2.
promise (past)
_______________
promise (past)
_______________
3.
laugh (past)
_________________
laugh (past)
_________________
4.
protect (present)
_____________
protect (present)
_____________
5.
decide (past
participle) ___________________
decide (past
participle) ___________________
