Principal Parts of Regular Verbs
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A Verb's tenses are made from 4 basic forms...
These basic forma are called the verb's principal parts.
Present, Present Participle (AKA Present Participle), Past, and Past Participle (AKA Past Perfect)
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Present: watch
Present Participle: (am, is, are) watching
Past: watched
Past Participle: (has, have, had) watched
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Present: Carry
Present Participle: (am, is, are) carrying
Past: carried
Past Participle: (has, have, had) carried
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The present and past form can be used by themselves as verbs.
The present participle and the past participle are always used with a helping verb.
REMEMBER, when a verb ends with a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding -ed. ex: cried
When a one syllable verb ends with a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant before adding-ed. ex: Hopped
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The bobcat limped away into the trees.
present, present participle, past, past participle?
Type answer...
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Sparks from the rock are raining down on the cave floor.
present, present participle, past, past participle?
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
She places more wood on the fire.
present
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
The darkness has filled him with fear.
present
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
He scrapes bark from the tree with his hatchet.
present
present participle
pas
past participle
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Multiple Choice
The plane slammed into the forest.
present
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Mosquitoes are swarming around Brian's head.
present
present participle
past
past participle
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What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it Present, Present Participle, Past, or Past Participle?
Alex is hiking along the path with his two brothers.
(example answer: had thrown-past participle)
Type answer...
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What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it Present, Present Participle, Past, or Past Participle?
His grandfather owned a twin engine plane.
Type answer...
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What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it Present, Present Participle, Past, or Past Participle?
Steve and Mike are wiping the grease from the engine.
Type answer...
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What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it Present, Present Participle, Past, or Past Participle?
The snakes have slithered away from the fire.
Type answer...
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What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it Present, Present Participle, Past, or Past Participle?
Jane picks the roots from the ground.
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