Principal Parts of Verbs
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9th - 12th Grade
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DeLayna Basham
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Base
Present Participle
Past
Past Participle
All participle forms need a helping verb, like is, are, has, or have.
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Formed by adding -ing to the end of the base form:
[is] calling
[is] happening
[is] running
Present Participle
Smallest form:
call
happen
run
Base Form
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the present participle form of the following verb:
elect
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the present participle form of the following verb:
provide
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the present participle form of the following verb:
gain
Type answer...
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Needs a helping verb, but is usually the same as past form
[have] called
[have] happened
Past Participle
Usually formed by adding -d or -ed to the base form:
called
happened
Past
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the past form of this verb?
play
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the past form of this verb?
elect
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the past form of this verb?
gain
Type answer...
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Irregular Verbs
Words that form past and past participle forms in ways other than using -d or -ed are called irregular verbs.
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Open Ended
What is the past form of this verb?
run
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Open Ended
What is the past participle form of this verb?
run
[have]
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
Yesterday, the first daffodils pushed up through the soil
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
The older children are already practicing their baseball skills.
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
Has your grandmother planted her spring herbs yet?
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
I run five miles every day.
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
I ran up the hill.
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
Has she mentioned the weather lately?
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
Lily is hurrying down the hall today!
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
Kyla jumped over the fence to escape.
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
Remi is chasing the frisbee with determination.
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
When are we running to town?
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
They have called several times today.
base
present participle
past
past participle
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Multiple Choice
Identify the form of the verb in the following sentence.
I play clarinet in my free time.
base
present participle
past
past participle
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